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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-05
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: e2fsprogs: Arbitrary code execution
Date: March 13, 2020
Bugs: #695522
ID: 202003-05

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in e2fsprogs might allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code.

Background
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e2fsprogs is a set of utilities for maintaining the ext2, ext3 and ext4
file systems.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-fs/e2fsprogs < 1.45.4 >= 1.45.4

Description
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It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4
partitions.

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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All e2fsprogs users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.45.4”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-5094
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5094

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-05

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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