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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-5094): e2fsprogs vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-5094): e2fsprogs vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/24/2019
Created
10/04/2019
Added
10/01/2019
Modified
11/15/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-e2fsprogs

References

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