USN-5478-1

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    USN-5478-1

    Published: 14 Jun 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: util-linux vulnerability

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5478-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5011

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2

    Affected versions

    2.26.2-6ubuntu3

    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