CVE-2005-2801

security flaw

Published Sep 6, 2005 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-921-1 New Linux 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-922-1 New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-178-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:45 PM
Reserved
Sep 6, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 6, 2005, 5:03 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 5, 2005, 12:00 AM