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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs | Nov 8, 2019 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libss-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogs-staticUpgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogs-libs | Oct 28, 2020 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs | Dec 19, 2020 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade libss-debuginfoUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libcom_err-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogs-staticUpgrade e2fsprogs-debugsourceUpgrade libssUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libss-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade e2fsprogs-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogs-devel | Apr 29, 2020 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs | Sep 30, 2019 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs | Dec 22, 2019 | Dec 21, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-fs/e2fsprogs. | Mar 13, 2020 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libssUpgrade libcom_err | Feb 22, 2021 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogs | Apr 30, 2021 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libcom_err | Nov 19, 2019 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libcom_err | Mar 24, 2020 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogs-staticUpgrade libss-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libcom_err-devel | Oct 7, 2020 | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade redhat-coreos | Dec 29, 2020 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libssUpgrade libcom_err-debuginfoUpgrade libss-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade e2fsprogs-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogs-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade libss-develUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-staticUpgrade e2fsprogs-devel | Apr 29, 2020 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libext2fs-devel-staticUpgrade libcom_err-devel-staticUpgrade libext2fs2Upgrade libcom_err-devel-32bitUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libcom_err2-32bitUpgrade libext2fs-devel-32bitUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade libext2fs2-32bitUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libext2fs-develUpgrade libcom_err2 | Nov 29, 2019 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade e2fsprogs | Oct 1, 2019 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 24, 2019 |
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