Security update for util-linux
This update for util-linux fixes a number of bugs and one minor security issue. The following minor vulnerability was fixed: - CVE-2016-5011: Infinite loop DoS in libblkid while parsing DOS partition (bsc#988361) The following bugs were fixed: - bsc#987176: When mounting a subfolder of a CIFS share, mount -a would show the mount as busy - bsc#947494: mount -a would fail to recognize btrfs already mounted, address loop re-use in libmount - bsc#966891: Conflict in meaning of losetup -L. This switch in SLE12 SP1 and SP2 continues to carry the meaning of --logical-blocksize instead of upstream --nooverlap - bsc#994399: Package would trigger conflicts with sysvinit-tools - bsc#983164: mount uid= and gid= would reject valid non UID/GID values - bsc#978993: cfdisk would mangle some text output - bsc#982331: libmount: ignore redundant slashes
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update for util-linux fixes a number of bugs and one minor security issue. The following minor vulnerability was fixed: - CVE-2016-5011: Infinite loop DoS in libblkid while parsing DOS partition (bsc#988361) The following bugs were fixed: - bsc#987176: When mounting a subfolder of a CIFS share, mount -a would show the mount as busy - bsc#947494: mount -a would fail to recognize btrfs already mounted, address loop re-use in libmount - bsc#966891: Conflict in meaning of losetup -L. This switch in SLE12 SP1 and SP2 continues to carry the meaning of --logical-blocksize instead of upstream --nooverlap - bsc#994399: Package would trigger conflicts with sysvinit-tools - bsc#983164: mount uid= and gid= would reject valid non UID/GID values - bsc#978993: cfdisk would mangle some text output - bsc#982331: libmount: ignore redundant slashes
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/947494
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/966891
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/978993
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/982331
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/983164
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/987176
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/988361
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/994399
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5011
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162764-1/