Out-of-bounds Write Affecting e2fsprogs package, versions <1.43.4-2+deb9u1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Privileges Required High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.08% (34th percentile)
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NVD
6.7 medium
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Red Hat
6.4 medium
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SUSE
6.7 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-E2FSPROGS-468975
  • published 24 Sep 2019
  • disclosed 24 Sep 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 e2fsprogs to version 1.43.4-2+deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream e2fsprogs package and not the e2fsprogs package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.