Out-of-Bounds Write in E2fsprogs (CVE-2019-5094)
Summary
Out-of-bounds write in E2fsprogs (CVE-2019-5094). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3. A specially crafted ext4 partition can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-5094 has been found in E2fsprogs.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "E2fsprogs CVE-2019-5094" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2019-5094 (E2fsprogs) — CWE-787 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) exists in E2fsprogs.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of E2fsprogs.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'E2fsprogs' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'E2fsprogs' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
E2fsprogsを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2019-5094 e2fsprogs Fixed in: 1.45.2-r1
References
- advisory security.netapp.com
- advisory usn.ubuntu.com
- advisory usn.ubuntu.com
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web seclists.org
- web security.gentoo.org
- web debian.org
- web talosintelligence.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web security.netapp.com
- web usn.ubuntu.com
- web usn.ubuntu.com
- web github.com