Memory leak in the request_key_auth_destroy function in request_key_auth in Linux kernel 2.6.10 up to 2.6.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of authorization token keys.

Threat-Mapped Scoring

Score: 1.5

Priority: P4 - Informational (Low)

• S10 – Denial of Service

EPSS

Score: 0.00114
Percentile: 0.30922

CVSS Scoring

Mapped CWE(s)

• CWE-401 : Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Affected Products

• cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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