MGASA-2016-0256

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    MGASA-2016-0256

    Published: 14 Jul 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-5011

    Summary: Updated util-linux packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The util-linux libblkid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack during MSDOS partition table parsing, in the extended partition boot record (EBR). If the next EBR starts at relative offset 0, parse_dos_extended() will loop until running out of memory. An attacker could install a specially crafted MSDOS partition table in a storage device and trick a user into using it. This library is used, among others, by systemd-udevd daemon (CVE-2016-5011).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0256.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18922, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/util-linux?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.25.2-3.4.mga5

    Affected versions

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