Lilith of Cisco Talos discovered a buffer overflow flaw in the quota code used by e2fsck from the ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities. Running e2fsck on a malformed file system can result in the execution of . Package : e2fsprogs Version : 1.42.12-2+deb8u1 CVE ID : CVE-2019-5094 Lilith of Cisco Talos discovered a buffer overflow flaw in the quota code used by e2fsck from the ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities. Running e2fsck on a malformed file system can result in the execution of arbitrary code. For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version 1.42.12-2+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your e2fsprogs packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS . A significant security flaw in e2fsprogs identified by Cisco Talos requires urgent action from Debian users.. Debian Security Update, e2fsprogs Patch, Buffer Overflow Risk, Debian LTS. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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