CVE-2019-5094
e2fsprogs: Crafted ext4 partition leads to out-of-bounds write
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 27, 2019
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3. A specially crafted ext4 partition can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write