vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-5188: ELSA-2020-4011: e2fsprogs security and bug fix update (MODERATE)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 7, 2020 | Oct 7, 2020 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 7, 2020
Added
Oct 7, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
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.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-e2fsprogsoracle-linux-upgrade-e2fsprogs-develoracle-linux-upgrade-e2fsprogs-libsoracle-linux-upgrade-e2fsprogs-staticoracle-linux-upgrade-libcom-erroracle-linux-upgrade-libcom-err-develoracle-linux-upgrade-libssoracle-linux-upgrade-libss-devel
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