security flaw
Published Oct 11, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.50%
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
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 2.6.0 · ≤ 2.6.13.3
Configuration 2
- 4.10
- 5.04
Configuration 3
- 3.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.1.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:808
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.1.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:808 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 40.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 38.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 33.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01323) | 83.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17280 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3181 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617791 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3181
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3181
Change history (0)
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