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CVE-2005-3181

The audit system in Linux kernel 2.6.6, and other versions before 2.6.13.4, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled, uses an incorrect function to free names_cache…

Impact

The audit system in Linux kernel 2.6.6, and other versions before 2.6.13.4, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled, uses an incorrect function to free names_cache memory, which prevents the memory from being tracked by AUDITSYSCALL code and leads to a memory leak that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 2.6.0 through 2.6.13.3
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 4.10, 5.04
DebianDebian Linux
Version 3.1
MandrivaLinux
Versions 10.1, 10.2, 2006.0

Weakness classification

CWE-401

References