vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2016-5011
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 11, 2017 | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 2, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 11, 2017
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 2, 2025
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
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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