Ubuntu alert USN-4249-1 (e2fsprogs)
| From: | "Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-4249-1] e2fsprogs vulnerability | |
| Date: | Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:02:00 -0300 | |
| Message-ID: | <20200123140200.GA1859301@d4rkl41n> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4249-1 January 23, 2020 e2fsprogs vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: e2fsprogs could be made to execute arbitrary code if it was running in a crafted ext4 partition. Software Description: - e2fsprogs: ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities Details: It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: e2fsprogs 1.45.3-4ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 19.04: e2fsprogs 1.44.6-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: e2fsprogs 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: e2fsprogs 1.42.13-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: e2fsprogs 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm2 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: e2fsprogs 1.42-1ubuntu2.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4249-1 CVE-2019-5188 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.45.3-4ub... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.44.6-1ub... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.44.1-1ub... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/1.42.13-1u... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...