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CVE-2009-0031

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-0031
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.41%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Memory leak in the keyctl_join_session_keyring function (security/keys/keyctl.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc2 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory consumption) via unknown vectors related to a "missing kfree."