Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-2801
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/18056 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17073 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10495 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18059 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- acl.bestbits.at/pipermail/acl-devel/2005-February/001848.html (mailing-list, Exploit, Broken Link)
- lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/08/msg00238.html (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2801?
- CVE-2005-2801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Incorrect Comparison. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2005-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2005-2801?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.