---
id: CVE-2022-1304
title: An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5
summary: >-
  An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5. This
  issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code execution via
  a specially crafted filesystem.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
  - CWE-125
  - CWE-787
vendor: e2fsprogs_project
product: e2fsprogs
affected:
  - e2fsprogs = 1.46.5
  - enterprise_linux = 6.0
  - enterprise_linux = 7.0
  - enterprise_linux = 8.0
  - fedora = 35
published: '2022-04-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:17:18.393'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1304'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2069726'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2069726'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0010/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-419740.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01393
epssPercentile: 0.71664
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.410Z'
---

## Overview

An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5. This issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted filesystem.

## Affected

- `e2fsprogs = 1.46.5`
- `enterprise_linux = 6.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`
- `fedora = 35`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.