VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-3119

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-10-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

Memory leak in the request_key_auth_destroy function in request_key_auth in Linux kernel 2.6.10 up to 2.6.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of authorization token keys.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Primary references