Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871684
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for util-linux RHSA-2016:2605-02
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The util-linux packages contain a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others, these include the fdisk configuration tool and the login program. Security Fix(es): * It was found that util-linux's libblkid library did not properly handle Extended Boot Record (EBR) partitions when reading MS-DOS partition tables. An attacker with physical USB access to a protected machine could insert a storage device with a specially crafted partition table that could, for example, trigger an infinite loop in systemd-udevd, resulting in a denial of service on that machine. (CVE-2016-5011) Red Hat would like to thank Michael Gruhn for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Christian Moch as the original reporter. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Release Notes linked from the References section. Affected Software/OS: util-linux on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 4.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5011 1036272 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036272 91683 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91683 RHSA-2016:2605 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2605.html [oss-security] 20160711 CVE-2016-5011: util-linux: Extended partition loop in MBR partition table leads to DoS http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024543 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021801 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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