UBUNTU-CVE-2021-0308

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-0308

    Published: 11 Jan 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-0308
    Aliases:
    USN-5262-1

    Summary:

    Details: In ReadLogicalParts of basicmbr.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-8.1, Android-9, Android-10, Android-11, Android-8.0; Android ID: A-158063095.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-0308, https://sourceforge.net/p/gptfdisk/code/ci/f523bbc0c2437fe259aa3aff5e819e24101aee29, https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/gptfdisk/+/6d369451868ce71618144c4f4bd645ae48f0d1c5, https://sourceforge.net/p/gptfdisk/mailman/message/37196701/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5262-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0308

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdisk

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.8.7-1
    0.8.8-1build1
    0.8.8-1ubuntu0.1

    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