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e2fsprogs — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5094

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.

Products
e2fsprogs
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.45.4-1
CVEs
CVE-2019-5094
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5094

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Sept 2019, 22:15 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5094

e2fsprogs

Fixed versions: 1.45.4-1

e2fsprogs

Fixed versions: 1.45.4-1

e2fsprogs

Fixed versions: 1.45.4-1

Complete source record
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