CVE-2005-2801

Publication date 6 September 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kernel-source-2.4.27 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.4.27-12
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.4.27-12

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-178-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 9 September 2005

Other references