Echo: parted: security update to 3.6-5+e1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 477738

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- A flaw was found in parted. A heap-based buffer overflow can occur when processing a specially crafted
FAT32 filesystem due to an integer calculation error during buffer allocation. A local attacker could
exploit this by enticing a user or automated service to open a malicious filesystem image, resulting in an
application crash leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) or potential memory corruption. (CVE-2026-89085)

Solution

Update the parted library and its related packages to version 3.6-5+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-89085

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 477738

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/28/2026

Updated: 10/28/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.46

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-89085

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-89085