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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-UTILLINUX-18912753
  • published18 Aug 2026
  • 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 Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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 Base Scores

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