UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5011

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5011
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5011.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5011
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Published
2017-04-11T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:45:47Z
Severity
  • 4.6 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The parsedosextended 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux@2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.20.1-5.1ubuntu9
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu10
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu11
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu12
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu13
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu14
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu15
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu17
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu18
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu19
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.1
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.2
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.3
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.6
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7
2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdutils",
            "binary_version": "1:2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libblkid-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libblkid1",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmount-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmount1",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libuuid1",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mount",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "util-linux",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "util-linux-locales",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "uuid-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "uuid-runtime",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux@2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2

Affected versions

2.*

2.26.2-6ubuntu3
2.27-3ubuntu1
2.27.1-1ubuntu2
2.27.1-1ubuntu3
2.27.1-1ubuntu4
2.27.1-3ubuntu1
2.27.1-4ubuntu1
2.27.1-6ubuntu1
2.27.1-6ubuntu2
2.27.1-6ubuntu3
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.2
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.4
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.6
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.9
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdutils",
            "binary_version": "1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libblkid-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libblkid1",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfdisk-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfdisk1",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmount-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmount1",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmartcols-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmartcols1",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libuuid1",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mount",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "util-linux",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "util-linux-locales",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "uuid-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "uuid-runtime",
            "binary_version": "2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}