CVE-2005-2098

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published: Aug 23, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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