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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3166-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                           Michael Gilbert
February 22, 2015                      http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : e2fsprogs
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-0247 CVE-2015-1572
Debian Bug     : 778948

Jose Duart of the Google Security Team discovered a buffer overflow in
in e2fsprogs, a set of utilities for the ext2, ext3, and ext4 file
systems.  This issue can possibly lead to arbitrary code execution if
a malicious device is plugged in, the system is configured to
automatically mount it, and the mounting process chooses to run fsck
on the device's malicious filesystem.

CVE-2015-0247

    Buffer overflow in the ext2/ext3/ext4 file system open/close routines.

CVE-2015-1572

    Incomplete fix for CVE-2015-0247.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.42.5-1.1+deb7u1.

For the upcoming stable (jessie) and unstable (sid) distributions,
these problems will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your e2fsprogs packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-3166-1: e2fsprogs security update

February 22, 2015
Jose Duart of the Google Security Team discovered a buffer overflow in in e2fsprogs, a set of utilities for the ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems

Summary

CVE-2015-0247

Buffer overflow in the ext2/ext3/ext4 file system open/close routines.

CVE-2015-1572

Incomplete fix for CVE-2015-0247.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.42.5-1.1+deb7u1.

For the upcoming stable (jessie) and unstable (sid) distributions,
these problems will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your e2fsprogs packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Jose Duart of the Google Security Team discovered a buffer overflow in
in e2fsprogs, a set of utilities for the ext2, ext3, and ext4 file
systems. This issue can possibly lead to arbitrary code execution if
a malicious device is plugged in, the system is configured to
automatically mount it, and the mounting process chooses to run fsck
on the device's malicious filesystem.

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