CVE-2019-5188

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-5188
StatePUBLISHED
Assignertalos
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-08 16:15:11 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 07:16:54 UTC
DescriptionA code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4. A specially crafted ext4 directory can cause an out-of-bounds write on the stack, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-787 CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application E2fsprogs Project E2fsprogs All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 30 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 31 All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci Compute Node - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci Compute Node Firmware - All All All
Application Netapp Solidfire Enterprise Sds Hci Storage Node - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na E2fsprogs affected 1.43.3 - 1.45.4 Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: e2fsprogs-1.45.5-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: e2fsprogs-1.44.6-2.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0166-1: moderate: Security update f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2290-1] e2fsprogs security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-4249-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2156-1] e2fsprogs security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
TALOS-2019-0973 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 talosintelligence.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2019-5188 E2fsprogs Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: e2fsprogs-1.44.6-2.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: e2fsprogs-1.45.5-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377536 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for e2fsprogs (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0152)
  • 500171 Alpine Linux Security Update for e2fsprogs
  • 503906 Alpine Linux Security Update for e2fsprogs
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 900188 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for e2fsprogs 1.44.6
  • 903332 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for e2fsprogs (3726)

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