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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/17073 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9079 (signature, vdb-entry)
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/16355/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14517 (vdb-entry)