e2fsprogs vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
* Ubuntu 19.10
* Ubuntu 19.04
* Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
* Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
* Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
* Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
e2fsprogs could be made to execute arbitrary code if it was
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 19.10
e2fsprogs - 1.45.3-4ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.04
e2fsprogs - 1.44.6-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
e2fsprogs - 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
e2fsprogs - 1.42.13-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
e2fsprogs - 1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm2
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
e2fsprogs - 1.42-1ubuntu2.5
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-2019-5188
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 (Linux/64)
* Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)