Out-of-bounds Write Affecting e2fsprogs package, versions <1.43.4-2+deb9u1
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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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-E2FSPROGS-468975
- published 24 Sep 2019
- disclosed 24 Sep 2019
Introduced: 24 Sep 2019
CVE-2019-5094 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.