Ubuntu: USN-5478-1 (CVE-2016-5011): util-linux vulnerability
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
04/11/2017
03/29/2023
03/22/2023
03/22/2023
Description
The parse_dos_extended function in partitions/dos.c in the libblkid library in util-linux allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted MSDOS partition table with an extended partition boot record at zero offset.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-libblkid1
- ubuntu-upgrade-util-linux
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