An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3. A specially crafted ext4 partition can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0887
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/gp47/xef-scan-ex02