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GLSA-202003-05 : e2fsprogs: Arbitrary code execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 134472

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-05 (e2fsprogs: Arbitrary code execution)

 It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions.
 Impact :

 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 :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All e2fsprogs users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.45.4'

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 134472

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-05.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/13/2020

Updated: 3/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5094

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:e2fsprogs, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5094

GLSA: 202003-05