CVE-2005-2098

Description

The KEYCTL_JOIN_SESSION_KEYRING operation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 contains an error path that does not properly release the session management semaphore, which allows local users or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (semaphore hang) via a new session keyring (1) with an empty name string, (2) with a long name string, (3) with the key quota reached, or (4) ENOMEM.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9638

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14521

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220

http://secunia.com/advisories/17073

http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3