Packages
- dosfstools - utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems
Details
Hanno Böck discovered that dosfstools incorrectly handled certain malformed
filesystems. A local attacker could use this issue to cause dosfstools to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Hanno Böck discovered that dosfstools incorrectly handled certain malformed
filesystems. A local attacker could use this issue to cause dosfstools to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | dosfstools – 3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 15.10 wily | dosfstools – 3.0.28-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | dosfstools – 3.0.26-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 12.04 precise | dosfstools – 3.0.12-1ubuntu1.3 | ||
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