CVE-2019-5188

e2fsprogs: Out-of-bounds write in e2fsck/rehash.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 7, 2020

Updated · October 14, 2026

Description

A 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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write