USN-5464-1

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    USN-5464-1

    Published: 7 Jun 2022Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: e2fsprogs vulnerability

    Details: Nils Bars discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain file systems. A local attacker could use this issue with a crafted file system image to possibly execute arbitrary code.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: e2fsprogs

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/e2fsprogs?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm3

    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
    1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm1
    1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm2

    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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