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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-1304

An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5. This issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted filesystem.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.39% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125, CWE-787
Affected
e2fsprogs project/e2fsprogs · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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