HIGH
security flaw
Published Sep 6, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-40.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:514
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-40.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0144 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:514 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.37% 0.03370
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03370
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03370) | 88.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03370) | 87.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.34% (0.03343) | 86.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.30% (0.06295) | 84.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 3.34% (0.03343) | 86.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01609) | 80.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 87.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 2.46% (0.02455) | 89.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 84.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 1.71% (0.01710) | 86.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01284) | 83.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (20)
- http://acl.bestbits.at/pipermail/acl-devel/2005-February/001848.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTBroken LinkExploit
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/08/msg00238.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19252 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14793 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2801 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617759 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2801
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10495 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2801
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 6, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 6, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2801
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a