256126 – (CVE-2009-0031) Kernel: security: introduce missing kfree (CVE-2009-0031)

Bug 256126 (CVE-2009-0031) - Kernel: security: introduce missing kfree (CVE-2009-0031)

Summary: Kernel: security: introduce missing kfree (CVE-2009-0031)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2009-0031

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	http://git2.kernel.org/?p=linux/kerne...
Whiteboard:	[linux <2.6.27.13] [linux >=2.6.28 <2...
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Reported:	2009-01-23 21:35 UTC by Stefan Behte (RETIRED)
Modified:	2013-09-05 03:36 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-01-23 21:35:57 UTC

CVE-2009-0031 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0031):
  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."