Out-of-bounds Write Affecting e2fsprogs package, versions <1.45.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-E2FSPROGS-514551
  • published24 Sept 2019
  • disclosed24 Sept 2019

Introduced: 24 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-5094  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 e2fsprogs to version 1.45.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream e2fsprogs package and not the e2fsprogs package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3. A specially crafted ext4 partition can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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