{"cve":"CVE-2005-2098","nvd":{"published":"2005-08-23T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:14:14.847","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5","http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/","http://secunia.com/advisories/17073","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:39:29.870204089+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-2098","score":0.03198,"percentile":0.88124,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}