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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-2098
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CVE-2005-2098

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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-169-1

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA16355
  Secunia Advisory: SA17073

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

MANDRIVA
  http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220

MANDRAKE
  http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220

FEDORA
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

CONFIRM
  http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5

BID
  14521


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