CVE-2019-5188

Public on 2020-01-08
Modified on 2021-01-13
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 e2fsprogs 2021-01-15 ALAS-2021-1458 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Core e2fsprogs 2020-10-27 ALAS2-2020-1509 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2019-5188 Mitre: CVE-2019-5188