CVE-2019-5188
e2fsprogs - security update
6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.17%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-5188
To remediate CVE-2019-5188, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.45.5-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.45.5-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.42.12-2+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.43.4-2+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2019-5188 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.45.5-r0
- from 0, < 1.45.5-1
- from 0, < 1.42.12-2+deb8u2
- from 0, < 1.43.4-2+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |