CVE-2005-2801

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 06 Sept 2005, 04:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 22:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
41/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
3.34% LOW
3% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Sept 2005, 04:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 22:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 3.34%• Percentile: 88%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-697•Incorrect Comparison

    The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.0

References (16)