Gentoo: GLSA-202103-10 Normal: libarchive Security Flaw Exploitation
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March 12, 2020
A vulnerability in e2fsprogs might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions.
Resolution
All e2fsprogs users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.45.4"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-5094 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5094
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-05
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: e2fsprogs: Arbitrary code execution
Date: March 13, 2020
Bugs: #695522
ID: 202003-05
Background
e2fsprogs is a set of utilities for maintaining the ext2, ext3 and ext4
file systems.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-fs/e2fsprogs < 1.45.4 >= 1.45.4
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
corrupted file system using e2fsck, possibly resulting in execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of
Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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