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CentOS Update for e2fsprogs CESA-2008:0003 centos4 x86_64
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Check for the Version of e2fsprogs
Insight
Insight
The e2fsprogs packages contain a number of utilities for creating, checking, modifying, and correcting any inconsistencies in second and third extended (ext2/ext3) file systems. Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in the way e2fsprogs processes file system content. If a victim opens a carefully crafted file system with a program using e2fsprogs, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the victim. It may be possible to leverage this flaw in a virtualized environment to gain access to other virtualized hosts. (CVE-2007-5497) Red Hat would like to thank Rafal Wojtczuk of McAfee Avert Research for responsibly disclosing these issues. Users of e2fsprogs are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve these issues.
Affected Software
Affected Software
e2fsprogs on CentOS 4
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.