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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-09-06

Updated: 2024-11-21

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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High