Is CVE-2005-2801 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2801 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2801?

CVE-2005-2801 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2801?

CVE-2005-2801 has an EPSS score of 3.37% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2005-2801?

No published fix for CVE-2005-2801 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2801

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-697

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit1

acl.bestbits.at

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references9

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.