#VU64464 Memory leak in Util-linux - CVE-2016-5011 

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#VU64464 Memory leak in Util-linux - CVE-2016-5011

Published: June 17, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64464
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5011
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Util-linux
Software vendor:
kernel.org

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the parse_dos_extended function in partitions/dos.c in the libblkid library in util-linux. An attacker with physical USB access can perform denial of service attack via a crafted MSDOS partition table with an extended partition boot record at zero offset.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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