CVE-2005-2800

Linux Kernel <= 2.6.13 - Denial of Service via SCSI procfs Interface Memory Leak

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2800. PoCs published by anonymous.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This script exploits a memory leak in the Linux kernel by repeatedly reading the '/proc/scsi/sg/devices' file, leading to kernel memory exhaustion and a denial of service. The vulnerability is local and does not require authentication.

Description

Memory leak in the seq_file implementation in the SCSI procfs interface (sg.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.13 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain repeated reads from the /proc/scsi/sg/devices file, which is not properly handled when the next() iterator returns NULL or an error.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by anonymous · bashdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26248

This script exploits a memory leak in the Linux kernel by repeatedly reading the '/proc/scsi/sg/devices' file, leading to kernel memory exhaustion and a denial of service. The vulnerability is local and does not require authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Linux kernel (versions affected by CVE-2005-2800)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14790
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
Not Applicable vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9954
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

Scores

EPSS 0.0083
EPSS Percentile 53.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (14)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20
... and 4 more
Published Sep 06, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026