CVE-2005-0180

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-03-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple integer signedness errors in the sg_scsi_ioctl function in scsi_ioctl.c for Linux 2.6.x allow local users to read or modify kernel memory via negative integers in arguments to the scsi ioctl, which bypass a maximum length check before calling the copy_from_user and copy_to_user functions.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.0, 2.6.0-test1, 2.6.0-test10, 2.6.0-test11, 2.6.0-test2, 2.6.0-test3 (+40)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/386374
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12198
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10667
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826

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