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CVE-2005-0757· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The xattr file system code, as backported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 on 64-bit systems, does not properly handle certain offsets, which a

The xattr file system code, as backported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 on 64-bit systems, does not properly handle certain offsets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via certain actions on an ext3 file system with extended attributes enabled.

LowCVSS 2.1 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 18, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 29th percentile
CWE
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8

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatenterprise linux
redhatenterprise linux desktop

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat enterprise linux3.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop3.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.4.27-alphabefore 2.4.27-10sarge12.4.27-10sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.4.27-armbefore 2.4.27-2sarge12.4.27-2sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.4.27-i386before 2.4.27-10sarge12.4.27-10sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.4.27-ia64before 2.4.27-10sarge12.4.27-10sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.4.27-m68kbefore 2.4.27-3sarge12.4.27-3sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.4.27-s390before 2.4.27-2sarge12.4.27-2sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.4.27-sparcbefore 2.4.27-9sarge12.4.27-9sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.6.8-alphabefore 2.6.8-16sarge12.6.8-16sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.6.8-amd64before 2.6.8-16sarge12.6.8-16sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.6.8-hppabefore 2.6.8-6sarge12.6.8-6sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.6.8-i386before 2.6.8-16sarge12.6.8-16sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.6.8-ia64before 2.6.8-14sarge12.6.8-14sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.6.8-m68kbefore 2.6.8-4sarge12.6.8-4sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.6.8-s390before 2.6.8-5sarge12.6.8-5sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-image-2.6.8-sparcbefore 2.6.8-15sarge12.6.8-15sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-patch-2.4.27-armbefore 2.4.27-1sarge12.4.27-1sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-patch-2.4.27-mipsbefore 2.4.27-10.sarge1.040815-12.4.27-10.sarge1.040815-1
Debian:3.1kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.27before 2.4.27-10sarge12.4.27-10sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-patch-powerpc-2.6.8before 2.6.8-12sarge12.6.8-12sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-source-2.4.27before 2.4.27-10sarge12.4.27-10sarge1
Debian:3.1kernel-source-2.6.8before 2.6.8-16sarge12.6.8-16sarge1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::askernelbefore 0:2.4.21-32.EL0:2.4.21-32.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::askernel-BOOTbefore 0:2.4.21-32.EL0:2.4.21-32.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::askernel-debuginfobefore 0:2.4.21-32.EL0:2.4.21-32.EL

+7

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:kernel-image-2.4.27-alpha2.4.27-10sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-image-2.4.27-arm2.4.27-2sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-image-2.4.27-i3862.4.27-10sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-image-2.4.27-ia642.4.27-10sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-image-2.4.27-m68k2.4.27-3sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-image-2.4.27-s3902.4.27-2sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-image-2.4.27-sparc2.4.27-9sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-patch-2.4.27-arm2.4.27-1sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-patch-2.4.27-mips2.4.27-10.sarge1.040815-1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.272.4.27-10sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-source-2.4.272.4.27-10sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
debian:kernel-source-2.6.82.6.8-16sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-BOOT0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-doc0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-hugemem0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-hugemem-unsupported0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-smp0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-smp-unsupported0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-source0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-unsupported0:2.4.21-32.EL · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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