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CVE-2005-3119

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-3119 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel versions 2.6.10 through 2.6.13, specifically within the request_key_auth_destroy function. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service by exhausting system memory through the creation of numerous authorization token keys. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.6.10, <= 2.6.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.1.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-3119Important

security flaw

Oct 8, 2005

References

linux.bkbits.net / linux-2.6/cset%4043483fddCiQX1WyG_orbko06TrjMVA
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/17114
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17364
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11236
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/15076
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry