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    CVE-2005-3181

    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).

    Published:Oct 7, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 11, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00152
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Mandriva
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23
    http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17114
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17280
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17364
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549
    http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467
    http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23
    http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17114
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17280
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17364
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549
    http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High