Linux Kernel up to 2.6.5 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.5. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-3181. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 2.6.5 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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).

The bug was discovered 10/12/2005. The weakness was published 10/12/2005 by David Howells with Redhat (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3181 since 10/11/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21967 (CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2005:808)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115292 (Linux Kernel Multiple Memory Leak Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.6.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22580), Tenable (21967), SecurityFocus (BID 15076†), OSVDB (19924†) and Secunia (SA17364†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1799, VDB-1800, VDB-26539 and VDB-26462. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 21967
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2005:808)
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OpenVAS ID: 56469
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1017-1 (kernel-source-2.6.8)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 2.6.6

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10/27/2005 +15 days 🔍
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10/31/2005 +3 days 🔍
07/05/2006 +247 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3171 days 🔍
06/10/2019 +1552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: ubuntu.com
Researcher: David Howells
Organization: Redhat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-3181 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3181
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26540

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X-Force: 22580
SecurityFocus: 15076 - Linux Kernel Multiple Memory Leak Local Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17364 - Red Hat update for kernel, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19924 - CVE-2005-3181 - Linux - Kernel - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9503 - Linux kernel <2.6.13.4 DoS via Memory Leak in names_cache Memory, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/10/2019 20:12
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (83), 06/10/2019 20:12 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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