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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.

 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-5478-1 USN-5478-1 — util-linux vulnerability 2026-09-28T23:22:10.282446+00:00

Affected: Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: util-linux

Christian Moch and Michael Gruhn discovered that the libblkid library of util-linux did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service by consuming all memory through a specially crafted MSDOS partition table.