CVE-2019-5188
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Jan 8, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 4, 2019
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
E2fsprogsn/a |
|
References
- FEDORA-2020-a724cc7926vendor-advisory
- USN-4249-1vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-01ed02451fvendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0166vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200324 [SECURITY] [DLA 2156-1] e2fsprogs security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200726 [SECURITY] [DLA 2290-1] e2fsprogs security updatemailing-list
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0973
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0001/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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