VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-0031
Memory 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."
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Memory 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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git2.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d54ee1c7850a954026deec4cd4885f331da35cc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
- http://osvdb.org/51501
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/19/4
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11386
- http://git2.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d54ee1c7850a954026deec4cd4885f331da35cc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
- http://osvdb.org/51501
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.