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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 6, 2005
First seenSep 6, 2005

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.0—

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