Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202101-34
=========================================
Severity: Medium
Date    : 2021-01-20
CVE-ID  : CVE-2021-0308
Package : gptfdisk
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : No
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1435

Summary
======
The package gptfdisk before version 1.0.6-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 1.0.6-1.

# pacman -Syu "gptfdisk>=1.0.6-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.0.6.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
A security issue was found in GPT fdisk before version 1.0.6. In
ReadLogicalParts of basicmbr.cc, there is a possible out of bounds
write due to a missing bounds check.

Impact
=====
A badly formatted MBR disk could execute arbitrary code.

References
=========
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2021-01-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/gptfdisk/+/a87dd6178cc6a58ab0ebc9dafbbe171017e1eebf!
https://sourceforge.net/p/gptfdisk/code/ci/f523bbc0c2437fe259aa3aff5e819e24101aee29/
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-0308

ArchLinux: 202101-34: gptfdisk: arbitrary code execution

January 28, 2021

Summary

A security issue was found in GPT fdisk before version 1.0.6. In ReadLogicalParts of basicmbr.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check.

Resolution

Upgrade to 1.0.6-1. # pacman -Syu "gptfdisk>=1.0.6-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.0.6.

References

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2021-01-01 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/gptfdisk/+/a87dd6178cc6a58ab0ebc9dafbbe171017e1eebf! https://sourceforge.net/p/gptfdisk/code/ci/f523bbc0c2437fe259aa3aff5e819e24101aee29/ https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-0308

Severity
Package : gptfdisk
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1435

Workaround

None.

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