USN-4249-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability

Publication date

23 January 2020

Overview

e2fsprogs could be made to execute arbitrary code if it was running in a crafted ext4 partition.


Packages

  • 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.

It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.10 eoan e2fsprogs –  1.45.3-4ubuntu2.1
19.04 disco e2fsprogs –  1.44.6-1ubuntu0.2
18.04 bionic e2fsprogs –  1.44.1-1ubuntu1.3
16.04 xenial e2fsprogs –  1.42.13-1ubuntu1.2
14.04 trusty e2fsprogs –  1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm2  
12.04 precise e2fsprogs –  1.42-1ubuntu2.5

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