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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.2764.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:2764-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:2764-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:2764-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for util-linux fixes a number of bugs and one minor security issue.

The following minor vulnerability was fixed:
- CVE-2016-5011: Infinite loop DoS in libblkid while parsing DOS partition (bsc#988361)

The following bugs were fixed:
- bsc#987176: When mounting a subfolder of a CIFS share, mount -a would show the mount as busy
- bsc#947494: mount -a would fail to recognize btrfs already mounted, address loop re-use in libmount
- bsc#966891: Conflict in meaning of losetup -L. This switch in SLE12 SP1 and SP2 continues to carry the meaning of --logical-blocksize instead of upstream --nooverlap
- bsc#994399: Package would trigger conflicts with sysvinit-tools
- bsc#983164: mount uid= and gid= would reject valid non UID/GID values
- bsc#978993: cfdisk would mangle some text output
- bsc#982331: libmount: ignore redundant slashes

Affected Software/OS:
'util-linux' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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
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