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TI-2005-02661 Aliases CVE-2005-2801GHSA-wq7h-x8rp-qhq7

xattr.c in the ext2 and ext3 file system code for Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly…

Priority LOW 39CWE-697Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0337 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0144 Released 2006-03-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 7
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel-2.4.21-40.EL, kernel-2.4.21-40.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-40.EL.ia32e +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel-2.4.21-40.EL, kernel-2.4.21-40.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-40.EL.ia32e +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel-2.4.21-40.EL, kernel-2.4.21-40.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-40.EL.ia32e +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel-2.4.21-40.EL, kernel-2.4.21-40.EL.athlon, kernel-2.4.21-40.EL.ia32e +18
  • RHSA-2005:514 Released 2005-10-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ppc64iseries +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-doc-2.6.9-22.EL +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.EL +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-22.EL, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-22.EL +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0144
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:514

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2801
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq7h-x8rp-qhq7

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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