Inadequate Name_Index Comparison in Linux Kernel 2.6 Ext2 and Ext3 File System Code Leads to Default ACL Failure

Inadequate Name_Index Comparison in Linux Kernel 2.6 Ext2 and Ext3 File System Code Leads to Default ACL Failure

CVE-2005-2801 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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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