VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5188

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-01-08
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

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references