CVE-2020-0256

gdisk: The gdisk packages provide the gdisk partitioning utility for GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks

CVE-2020-0256 is fixed in gdisk on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2022:7700, released November 8, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0021
11th percentile

The gdisk packages provide the gdisk partitioning utility for GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks. The utility features a command-line interface similar to fdisk, direct manipulation of partition table structures, recovery tools to deal with corrupt partition tables, and the ability to convert Master Boot Record (MBR) disks to the GPT format. Security Fix(es): * gdisk: possible out-of-bounds-write in LoadPartitionTable of gpt.cc (CVE-2020-0256) * gdisk: possible out-of-bounds-write in ReadLogicalParts of basicmbr.cc (CVE-2021-0308) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
gdisk · RHEL 8 0:1.0.3-11.el8 RHSA-2022:7700 Nov 8, 2022
gdisk · almalinux 8 1.0.3-11.el8 ALSA-2022:7700 Nov 8, 2022
gdisk · ol 8 0:1.0.3-11.el8 ELSA-2022-7700 Nov 15, 2022
gdisk · rocky 8 0:1.0.3-11.el8 RLSA-2022:7700 Nov 8, 2022

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