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

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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
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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
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[ 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?
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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
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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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