A code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4. A specially crafted ext4 directory can cause an out-of-bounds write on the stack, 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 | Feb 7, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogs-staticUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libss-devel | Oct 28, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs | Dec 19, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade libss-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libss-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogs-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogs-debugsourceUpgrade e2fsprogs-staticUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libcom_err-debuginfo | Oct 1, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs | Mar 27, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs | Jan 12, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libss | Jun 17, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libssUpgrade libcom_err | Apr 16, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libss | Feb 24, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libss | Mar 24, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs-staticUpgrade libss-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-develUpgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libcom_errUpgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libcom_err-devel | Oct 7, 2020 | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs-libsUpgrade libssUpgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libcom_errNo solution existsUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade libss-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogs-debugsourceUpgrade e2fsprogs-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogs-staticUpgrade e2fsprogs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libss-develUpgrade libcom_err-debuginfoUpgrade e2fsprogs-devel | Oct 1, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libext2fs2Upgrade libext2fs-devel-32bitUpgrade libext2fs2-32bitUpgrade libcom_err-devel-32bitUpgrade libcom_err2Upgrade e2fsprogsUpgrade libext2fs-devel-staticUpgrade libcom_err-develUpgrade libcom_err2-32bitUpgrade libcom_err-devel-staticUpgrade libext2fs-develUpgrade e2fsprogs-devel | Feb 5, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade e2fsprogs (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade e2fsprogs | Jan 24, 2020 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 8, 2020 |
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