CVE-2005-3358

Linux Kernel < 2.6.15 - Denial of Service via set_mempolicy Bitmask

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-3358. PoCs published by Doug Chapman.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a local denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel by calling set_mempolicy() with invalid arguments, causing a kernel crash. The PoC is minimal and directly demonstrates the vulnerability.

Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a set_mempolicy call with a 0 bitmask, which causes a panic when a page fault occurs.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Doug Chapman · cdoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27031

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit triggers a local denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel by calling set_mempolicy() with invalid arguments, causing a kernel crash. The PoC is minimal and directly demonstrates the vulnerability.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Linux kernel (versions affected by CVE-2005-3358)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Local access to the vulnerable system

MITRE ATT&CK

T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (18)

Core 18

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10410

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042307e9fp8ihEMrfaoPMp_agDevQNA

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015433

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18788

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19038

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18510

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16135

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18216

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

Exploit x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175683

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

Scores

EPSS 0.0101

EPSS Percentile 58.7%

Details

Status published

Products (15)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.3 (5 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.4 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.5 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8 (5 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.9 (5 CPE variants)

... and 5 more

Published Dec 14, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026