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CVE-2016-5011

Published: Apr 11, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
4.6
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
4.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
4.6 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5011
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Util-linuxKernel*2.28 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatutil-linux-0:2.23.2-33.el7*
Util-linuxUbuntuartful*
Util-linuxUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Util-linuxUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Util-linuxUbuntuprecise*
Util-linuxUbuntuprecise/esm*
Util-linuxUbuntutrusty*
Util-linuxUbuntutrusty/esm*
Util-linuxUbuntuupstream*
Util-linuxUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
Util-linuxUbuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
Util-linuxUbuntuwily*
Util-linuxUbuntuxenial*
Util-linuxUbuntuyakkety*
Util-linuxUbuntuzesty*

References

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