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xattr.c in the ext2 and ext3 file system code for Linux...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 25, 2024

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 6, 2005
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Feb 25, 2024

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

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(87th percentile)

Weaknesses

Incorrect Comparison

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

CVE ID

CVE-2005-2801

GHSA ID

GHSA-wq7h-x8rp-qhq7

Source code

No known source code

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