CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2005-2801

Incorrect Comparison

Published: Sep 06, 2005 | Modified: Feb 16, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.0 2.6.0

Extended Description

This Pillar covers several possibilities:

References