CVE-2005-3119

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.

Published: 2005-10-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3119 is rated Low Risk (19.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3119

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.11% 0.39% +0.28%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.11% +0.07%
3 2024-02-03 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3119

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3119

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3119

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2005-3119: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2005-3119
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3119
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3119/
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3119 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3119

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3119

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 2.6.10, <= 2.6.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3119

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