CVE-2005-2801

HIGH

Linux kernel 2.6 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0334
EPSS Percentile 87.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-697
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0
Published Sep 06, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026