Incorrect comparison in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-2801
Published: September 6, 2005 / Updated: February 16, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95765
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2801
CWE-ID: CWE-697
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-2801
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://acl.bestbits.at/pipermail/acl-devel/2005-February/001848.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/08/msg00238.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14793
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded