CVE-2005-2801

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.37%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-09-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Linux.

CVE

CVE-2005-2801

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

3.37%

Linux

Original NVD 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.