CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-5011

4.6 MEDIUM Published 2017-04-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2017-04-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
4.6 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• kernel util-linux (<= 2.28) • redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux eus 7.3 • redhat enterprise linux eus 7.4 • redhat enterprise linux eus 7.5 • redhat enterprise linux eus 7.6 • redhat enterprise linux eus 7.7 • redhat enterprise linux server 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.3 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.4 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.6 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.7 • redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.3 • redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.6 • redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.7 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0 • ibm powerkvm 2.1 • ibm powerkvm 3.1 • ibm power hardware management console 8.8.6.0

References