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Debian: CVE-2019-5094: e2fsprogs -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-5094: e2fsprogs -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/24/2019
Created
10/01/2019
Added
09/30/2019
Modified
02/10/2020

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)

  • debian-upgrade-e2fsprogs

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