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CVE-2005-3181

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).

  • Published: Oct 12, 2005
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2005-3181
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0 2.6.13.3.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 4.10 4.10.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 5.04 5.04.x
debian / debian_linux 3.1 3.1.x
mandriva / linux 10.1 10.1.x
mandriva / linux 10.2 10.2.x
mandriva / linux 2006.0 2006.0.x