{"id":"CVE-2019-5188","title":"A code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4","summary":"A code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4. A specially crafted ext4 directory can cause an out-of-bounds write on the stack, resulting in code execution. An attacker can cor…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787","CWE-787"],"vendor":"e2fsprogs_project","product":"e2fsprogs","affected":["e2fsprogs >= 1.43.3, <= 1.45.4","fedora = 30","fedora = 31","debian_linux = 8.0","debian_linux = 9.0","ubuntu_linux = 12.04","ubuntu_linux = 14.04","ubuntu_linux = 16.04","ubuntu_linux = 18.04","ubuntu_linux = 19.04","ubuntu_linux = 19.10","leap = 15.1","hci_compute_node_firmware","solidfire,_enterprise_sds_&_hci_storage_node"],"published":"2020-01-08","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T07:16:54.133","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5188","references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00004.html","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00030.html","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00021.html","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2AKETJ6BREDUHRWQTV35SPGG5C6H7KSI/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DOBCYQKCTTWXBLMUPJ5TX3FY7JNCOKY/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0001/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0973","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4249-1/","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00004.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00030.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00021.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2AKETJ6BREDUHRWQTV35SPGG5C6H7KSI/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DOBCYQKCTTWXBLMUPJ5TX3FY7JNCOKY/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0001/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0973","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4249-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.01025,"epssPercentile":0.62648,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T07:21:04.825Z","slug":"CVE-2019-5188","body":"## Overview\n\nA code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4. A specially crafted ext4 directory can cause an out-of-bounds write on the stack, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `e2fsprogs >= 1.43.3, <= 1.45.4`\n- `fedora = 30`\n- `fedora = 31`\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n- `debian_linux = 9.0`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 12.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 14.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 18.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 19.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 19.10`\n- `leap = 15.1`\n- `hci_compute_node_firmware`\n- `solidfire,_enterprise_sds_&_hci_storage_node`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}