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.
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0887
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4535
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00029.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/58
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4142-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4142-1/
Source: MITRE
Published: 2019-09-24
Updated: 2022-06-27
Type: CWE-787
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 0.8
Severity: MEDIUM