CVE-2019-5188

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a E2fsprogs
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2AKETJ6BREDUHRWQTV35SPGG5C6H7KSI/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4249-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DOBCYQKCTTWXBLMUPJ5TX3FY7JNCOKY/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00004.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00030.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00021.html third party advisory mailing list
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0973 third party advisory exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0001/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5188?
CVE-2019-5188 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5188?
To fix CVE-2019-5188, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-5188 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-5188 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5188?
CVE-2019-5188 affects n/a E2fsprogs.
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