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Alpine: libcom_err, multiple e2fsprogs packages, multiple fuse2fs packages: security update to 1.45.5-r0

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423850

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2019-5188)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-5188

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 423850

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5188

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5188