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Ubuntu 19.04 LTS, USN-4142-1 Critical: e2fsprogs Code Execution

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Calendar Grey September 30, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4143-1 addresses a vulnerability in the e2fsprogs package that could permit code execution on ext4 file systems. Please update immediately!
e2fsprogs could be made to execute arbitrary code if it is running in a crafted ext4 partition.

Summary

e2fsprogs could be made to execute arbitrary code if it is running in

a crafted ext4 partition.

Software Description:

- 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution e2fsprogs arbitrary code ubuntu ext4

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  e2fsprogs                       1.44.6-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  e2fsprogs                       1.44.1-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  e2fsprogs                       1.42.13-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4142-1

CVE-2019-5094

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September 30, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution e2fsprogs arbitrary code ubuntu ext4

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.44.6-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.44.1-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.42.13-1ubuntu1.1

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