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CVE-2019-5094

Published: Sep 24, 2019

Modified: May 30, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.5

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

E2fsprogs

affected
E2fsprogs 1.43.3 - 1.45.3

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

DSA-4535
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-4142-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-4142-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
FEDORA-2020-a724cc7926
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2020-01ed02451f
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
GLSA-202003-05
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO

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