CVE-2005-2098
Publication date 23 August 2005
Last updated 17 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
The KEYCTL_JOIN_SESSION_KEYRING operation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 contains an error path that does not properly release the session management semaphore, which allows local users or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (semaphore hang) via a new session keyring (1) with an empty name string, (2) with a long name string, (3) with the key quota reached, or (4) ENOMEM.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release | |
| 6.06 LTS dapper |
Fixed 2.6.15-29.58
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| linux-source-2.6.17 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy |
Fixed 2.6.17.1-12.40
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| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |