CVE-2019-5094
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.7 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | e2fsprogs | Not affected (1.46.6-r0) |
| Stream | e2fsprogs | Not affected (1.47.0-r4) |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00029.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2AKETJ6BREDUHRWQTV35SPGG5C6H7KSI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DOBCYQKCTTWXBLMUPJ5TX3FY7JNCOKY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2AKETJ6BREDUHRWQTV35SPGG5C6H7KSI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6DOBCYQKCTTWXBLMUPJ5TX3FY7JNCOKY/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/58
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-05
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200115-0002/
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0887
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4142-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4142-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4535