CVE-2009-0031

NameCVE-2009-0031
DescriptionMemory leak in the keyctl_join_session_keyring function (security/keys/keyctl.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc2 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory consumption) via unknown vectors related to a "missing kfree."
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1749-1, DSA-1787-1, DSA-1794-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
fai-kernelssourceetch1.17+etch.24etch2DSA-1794-1
linux-2.6sourceetch2.6.18.dfsg.1-24etch2DSA-1794-1
linux-2.6sourcelenny2.6.26-13lenny2DSA-1749-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.29-1low
linux-2.6.24sourceetch2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8etch1DSA-1787-1
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(unfixed)
user-mode-linuxsourceetch2.6.18-1um-2etch.24etch2DSA-1794-1

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