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 partitio…
EPSS: 0.001 (34.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Ibm Power_hardware_management_console — versions 8.8.6.0
- Ibm Powerkvm — versions 2.1, 3.1
- Kernel Util-linux
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 7.3, 7.6, 7.7
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, 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.