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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202402-15

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202402-15 - A vulnerability has been discovered in e2fsprogs which can lead to arbitrary code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 1.46.6 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202402-15


                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

Severity: High
Title: e2fsprogs: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date: February 18, 2024
Bugs: #838388
ID: 202402-15


Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in e2fsprogs which can lead to
arbitrary code execution.

Background

e2fsprogs is a set of utilities for maintaining the ext2, ext3 and ext4
file systems.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected


sys-fs/e2fsprogs < 1.46.6 >= 1.46.6

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in e2fsprogs. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs. This
issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code
execution via a specially crafted filesystem.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All e2fsprogs users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.46.6”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-1304
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1304

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-15

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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