Out-of-Bounds Affecting util-linux package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-UTILLINUX-1946411
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Sept 2015

Introduced: 2 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-5218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 util-linux.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream util-linux package and not the util-linux package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.

CVSS Scores

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