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medium 4.9

CVE-2009-0031 json

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…

published 2009-01-21 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0043

cvss
4.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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."

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
  • kernel-rt enterprise mrg 1 2.6.24.7-108.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 1 2.6.24.7-108.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 1 2.6.24.7-108.el5rt

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0264RHSA-2009:0360RHSA-2009:0331

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-0031 updated cvss 4.9

kernel: local denial of service in keyctl_join_session_keyring

  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt 2.6.24.7-108.el5rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.24.7-108.el5rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.24.7-108.el5rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common 2.6.24.7-108.el5rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0360
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0264
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0331
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0264
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-xenU 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL, kernel-largesmp 2.6.9-78.0.17.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0331

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Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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