Ubuntu alert USN-2507-1 (e2fsprogs)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-2507-1] e2fsprogs vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:56:49 -0500 | |
| Message-ID: | <54EB77F1.6000005@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2507-1 February 23, 2015 e2fsprogs vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: e2fsprogs could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it processed a specially crafted filesystem image. Software Description: - e2fsprogs: ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities Details: Jose Duart discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled invalid block group descriptor data. A local attacker could use this issue with a crafted filesystem image to possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-0247, CVE-2015-1572) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: e2fsprogs 1.42.10-1.1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: e2fsprogs 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: e2fsprogs 1.42-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: e2fsprogs 1.41.11-1ubuntu2.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2507-1 CVE-2015-0247, CVE-2015-1572 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.42.10-1.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.42.9-3ub... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.42-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.41.11-1u... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...