CVE-2019-5094
e2fsprogs - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-5094
To remediate CVE-2019-5094, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.45.2-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.45.4-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.42.12-2+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.43.4-2+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-5094 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.45.2-r1
- from 0, < 1.45.4-1
- from 0, < 1.42.12-2+deb8u1
- from 0, < 1.43.4-2+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |