USN-4142-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability

30 September 2019

e2fsprogs could be made to execute arbitrary code if it is running in a crafted ext4 partition.

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It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

USN-4142-2: e2fsprogs-udeb, libcomerr2, ss-dev, comerr-dev, libss2, e2fsck-static, e2fsprogs, e2fslibs-dev, e2fslibs

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