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CVE-2019-5188

A code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
E2fsprogs ProjectE2fsprogs
from 1.43.3 through 1.45.4
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 30, 31
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 8.0, 9.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 19.10
OpensuseLeap
Version 15.1
NetappHci Compute Node Firmware
All versions
NetappSolidfire\, Enterprise Sds \& Hci Storage Node
All versions

Weakness classification

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