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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-5188) ELSA-2020-4011: e2fsprogs security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-5188) ELSA-2020-4011: e2fsprogs security and bug fix update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/08/2020
Created
10/09/2020
Added
10/07/2020
Modified
11/23/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-e2fsprogs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-e2fsprogs-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-e2fsprogs-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-e2fsprogs-static
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libcom_err
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libcom_err-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libss
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libss-devel

References

  • ELSA-2020-4011
  • USN-4249-1
  • CVE-2019-5188

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