vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5478-1 (CVE-2016-5011): util-linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 11, 2017 | Mar 22, 2023 | May 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 11, 2017
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
May 5, 2025
Description
Christian Moch and Michael Gruhn discovered that the libblkid library
of util-linux did not properly manage memory under certain
circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause denial of service by consuming all memory through
a specially crafted MSDOS partition table.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libblkid1ubuntu-pro-upgrade-util-linux
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