USN-4142-2: e2fsprogs vulnerability
USN-4142-2: e2fsprogs vulnerability e2fsprogs vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary e2fsprogs could be made to execute arbitrary code if it is running in a crafted ext4 partition. Software Description e2fsprogs – ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities Details USN-4142-1 fixed a vulnerability in e2fsprogs. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM e2fsprogs – 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm1 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM e2fsprogs – 1.42-1ubuntu2.4 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the [ more… ]