UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5094

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5094

    Published: 24 Sept 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-5094

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5094, https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0887, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4142-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4142-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5094

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: e2fsprogs

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.42.8-1ubuntu1
    1.42.8-1ubuntu2
    1.42.8-1ubuntu3
    1.42.9-2ubuntu1
    1.42.9-3ubuntu1
    1.42.9-3ubuntu1.2
    1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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