Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : util-linux vulnerability (USN-5478-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 162221

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5478-1 advisory.

- 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. (CVE-2016-5011)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5478-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 162221

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5478-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/15/2022

Updated: 7/10/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5011

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdutils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libblkid-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libblkid1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfdisk-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfdisk1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmount-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmount1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsmartcols-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsmartcols1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuuid1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mount, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux-locales, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uuid-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uuid-runtime

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5011

USN: 5478-1