USN-4142-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability
USN-4142-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability e2fsprogs vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 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 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 19.04 e2fsprogs – 1.44.6-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS e2fsprogs – 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS e2fsprogs – 1.42.13-1ubuntu1.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2019-5094 Source: USN-4142-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability