2.1

CVE-2005-2800: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors

Modified
Published 06-09-2005Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-2800 is a low (CVSS 2.1) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 2.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-1017-1RHSA-2006:0101

Timeline

  1. 06-09-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.83% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Linux Kernel 2.6.x - SCSI ProcFS Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.8 | 2.6.9:2.6.20 | 2.6.10 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.13

1 vendor · 1 product

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