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LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-3181
Linux Kernel AUDITSYSCALL Memory Leak Vulnerability
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).

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 12, 2005, 1:04 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-3181 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Mandriva linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 5 | Products : 5
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
The Linux kernel is vulnerable to a memory leak; updating the kernel package resolves the issue.
  • Update the kernel package.
  • Reboot the system.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-3181.

URL Resource
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 Broken Link
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17280 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467 Broken Link
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 Broken Link
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17280 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467 Broken Link
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-3181 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-3181 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-3181 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-3181 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23
    Added Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17114
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17280
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17364
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 No Types Assigned http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA No Types Assigned http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17280 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/17280 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-399
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.13.3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (including) 2.6.13.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2006.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@4346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9467 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
    Removed Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.01%

score

0.32578

percentile