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CVE-2005-2099

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-08-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Linux. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-2099
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.28%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 does not properly destroy a keyring that is not instantiated properly, which allows local users or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a keyring with a payload that is not empty, which causes the creation to fail, leading to a null dereference in the keyring destructor.