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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2020· Updated May 30, 2025

CVE-2019-5188

CVE-2019-5188

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.

Affected products

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Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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