CVE-2026-53615EPSS p6.8%
CVE-2026-53615CVE-2026-53615
Description
util-linux is a random collection of Linux utilities. Before util-linux 2.41.4, `parse_dos_extended()` in `libblkid/src/partitions/dos.c` computes an extended-partition start sector with 32-bit addition and does not apply the extended-area bounds checks to the first two EBR entries. A local attacker who causes a crafted DOS extended-partition disk image or removable medium to be probed can wrap `cur_start + start` to sector zero and cause libblkid to report a false partition overlapping the MBR. This directly compromises the integrity of the reported partition metadata; disk modification or availability loss requires a separate downstream consumer to act on that metadata. This issue is fixed in 2.41.4.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.0 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.18% probability of exploitation · percentile 6.8% · 2026-10-17T12:00:28Z |
| Last modified | 2026-10-16 |