{"id":"MGASA-2015-0088","summary":"Updated e2fsprogs packages fix CVE-2015-1572","details":"Updated e2fsprogs packages fix security vulnerability:\n\nThe libext2fs library, part of e2fsprogs and utilized by its utilities, is\naffected by a boundary check error on block group descriptor information,\nleading to a heap based buffer overflow. A specially crafted filesystem image\ncan be used to trigger the vulnerability. This is due to an incomplete fix\nfor CVE-2015-0247 (CVE-2015-1572).\n","modified":"2026-02-04T02:44:01.568861Z","published":"2015-02-26T08:26:53Z","related":["CVE-2015-1572"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0088.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15352"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0061.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3166"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"e2fsprogs","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/e2fsprogs?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.42.9-2.2.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0088.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}