CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2801

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the ext2 and ext3 file system code of Linux kernel 2.6, the xattr.c file incorrectly compares the name_index fields when sharing xattr blocks, which may prevent default ACLs from being applied.

Risk Assessment

Failure to apply default ACLs can lead to incorrect permission assignment for files and directories, increasing the risk of unauthorized data access.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version where the comparison of name_index fields in xattr.c for ext2/ext3 file systems has been fixed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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