How severe is CVE-2005-2098?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of MEDIUM with a CVSS score of 5 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-2098?

This is classified as NVD-CWE-Other, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2005-2098 - MEDIUM Severity | CVSS 5

Vulnerability Description

The KEYCTL_JOIN_SESSION_KEYRING operation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 contains an error path that does not properly release the session management semaphore, which allows local users or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (semaphore hang) via a new session keyring (1) with an empty name string, (2) with a long name string, (3) with the key quota reached, or (4) ENOMEM.

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