VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5094

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-09-24
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references