Vulnerability in IBM Power Hardware Management Console
CVE-2016-5011
The parse_dos_extended function in partitions/dos.c in the libblkid library in util-linux allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted MSDOS partition table with an extended partition boot record at zero offset.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- IBM Power Hardware Management Console — versions 8.8.6.0
- IBM Powerkvm — versions 2.1, 3.1
- Kernel Util-Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.3, 7.6, 7.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91683 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036272 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Third Party Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2605.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5011?
- CVE-2016-5011 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Power Hardware Management Console. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5011?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5011 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.