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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5478-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5478-1 - Christian Moch and Michael Gruhn discovered that the libblkid library of util-linux did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service by consuming all memory through a specially crafted MSDOS partition table.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5478-1June 14, 2022util-linux vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:A util-linux program could be made to crash if it opened a speciallycrafted file system.Software Description:- util-linux: miscellaneous system utilitiesDetails:Christian Moch and Michael Gruhn discovered that the libblkid libraryof util-linux did not properly manage memory under certaincircumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to causedenial of service by consuming all memory througha specially crafted MSDOS partition table.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:libblkid1 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References:https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5478-1CVE-2016-5011