Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-2099

The Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 does not properly destroy a keyring that is not instantiated properly, which allows local users or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a keyring with a payload that is not empty, which causes the creation to fail, leading to a null dereference in the keyring destructor.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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