CVE-2005-2801

high

Description

xattr.c in the ext2 and ext3 file system code for Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly compare the name_index fields when sharing xattr blocks, which could prevent default ACLs from being applied.

References

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http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10495

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2005-2802

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14793

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

http://secunia.com/advisories/19252

http://secunia.com/advisories/18059

http://secunia.com/advisories/18056

http://secunia.com/advisories/17826

http://secunia.com/advisories/17073

http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/08/msg00238.html

http://acl.bestbits.at/pipermail/acl-devel/2005-February/001848.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-09-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0337

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