Out-of-Bounds Affecting util-linux package, versions <2.27-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-UTILLINUX-285858
  • published9 Nov 2015
  • disclosed9 Nov 2015

Introduced: 9 Nov 2015

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable util-linux to version 2.27-1 or higher.

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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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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