USN-5262-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5262-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5262-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5262-1
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Published
2022-02-03T20:32:00.932874Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:44Z
Summary
gdisk vulnerabilities
Details

The potential for an out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check was discovered to impact the sgdisk utility of GPT fdisk. Exploitation requires the use of a maliciously formatted storage device and could cause sgdisk to crash as well as possibly allow for local privilege escalation.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gdisk

Package

Name
gdisk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdisk@1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0-3
1.0.1-1
1.0.1-1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "gdisk"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-0256"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-0308"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}