CVE-2015-5218
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5218
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.27-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.27-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.27-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.27-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.27-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kernel | util-linux | {"endIncluding":"2.22"} | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5218
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.