UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5011

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5011

    Published: 11 Apr 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-5011
    Aliases:
    USN-5478-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5011, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5478-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5011

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu9
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu10
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu11
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu12
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu13
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu14
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu15
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu17
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu18
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu19
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.1
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.2
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.3
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.6
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High