{"id":"MGASA-2015-0061","summary":"Updated e2fsprogs packages fix CVE-2015-0247","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 (CVE-2015-0247).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T01:48:56.122949048Z","published":"2015-02-11T20:47:51Z","upstream":["CVE-2015-0247"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0061.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15208"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-002.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"e2fsprogs","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/e2fsprogs?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.42.9-2.1.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0061.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}