The audit system in Linux kernel 2.6.6, and other...
Low severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 1, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Feb 4, 2024
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Oct 12, 2005
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 1, 2022
Last updated
Feb 4, 2024
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).
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