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CVE-2015-0247

Published: 17 February 2015

Heap-based buffer overflow in openfs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted block group descriptor data in a filesystem image.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
e2fsprogs
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid
Released (1.41.11-1ubuntu2.3)
precise
Released (1.42-1ubuntu2.2)
trusty
Released (1.42.9-3ubuntu1.2)
upstream
Released (1.42.12-1)
utopic
Released (1.42.10-1.1ubuntu1.2)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/commit/?id=f66e6ce4446738c2c7f43d41988a3eb73347e2f5