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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…
High7.5EPSS 3.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (16)
- 18056 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17073 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0144 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10495 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 18059 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [Acl-Devel] 20050205 [FIX] Long-standing xattr sharing bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-kernel] 20050809 Re: ACL patches in Debian 2.4 series kernel. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-922 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-921 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:514 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 17826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:219 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 14793 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 19252 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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