| Name | CVE-2005-3181 |
| Description | 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). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1017-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kernel-source-2.4.27 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| kernel-source-2.6.8 | source | sarge | 2.6.8-16sarge2 | DSA-1017-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.13+2.6.14-rc4-0experimental1 | low |
- kernel-source-2.4.27 <not-affected> (2.4 kernels don't have CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL)