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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.0264
USN-4249-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability
24 January 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: e2fsprogs
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-5188
Reference: ESB-2020.0124
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4249-1/
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USN-4249-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability
23 January 2020
e2fsprogs vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.10
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
e2fsprogs could be made to execute arbitrary code if it was running in a
crafted ext4 partition.
Software Description
o e2fsprogs - ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities
Details
It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
e2fsprogs - 1.45.3-4ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.04
e2fsprogs - 1.44.6-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
e2fsprogs - 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
e2fsprogs - 1.42.13-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
e2fsprogs - 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm2
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
e2fsprogs - 1.42-1ubuntu2.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-5188
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