| Name | CVE-2015-5218 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 798067 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| util-linux (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.36.1-8+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.38.1-5+deb12u3 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 2.38.1-5+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 2.41-5 | fixed |
| forky | 2.41.1-1 | fixed |
| sid | 2.41.1-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| util-linux | source | (unstable) | 2.27-1 | unimportant | | 798067 |
Notes
https://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html