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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-5094

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.10%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3. A specially crafted ext4 partition can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.10% probability · 64th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
e2fsprogs project/e2fsprogs · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/hci management node · netapp/solidfire
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.