SB2022061729 - Ubuntu update for util-linux
Published: June 17, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022061729
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5011)
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 update from vendor's website.