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High USN-4142-2 1 CVE

e2fsprogs vulnerability

Published Sep 30, 2019 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

USN-4142-1 fixed a vulnerability in e2fsprogs. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS e2fsprogs 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5094