VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-3181

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.50%
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

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).

Weakness classification

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

Primary references