Security Advisory
CVE-2019-5188
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
January 8, 2020
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory