The vulnerability of the re-hashing function for utility functions in E2fsprogs, related to writing beyond buffer boundaries, allows attackers to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the re-hashing function in the E2fsprogs utility library for working with file systems lies in the fact that the operation exceeds the permissible buffer data size. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and...