Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 12, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-3181
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).
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
20- secunia.com/advisories/17114nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17280nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17364nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17826nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17917nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19374nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- kernel.org/git/nvdBroken Link
- linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcAnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.htmlnvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467nvdBroken Link
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