USN-3911-1: file vulnerabilities

USN-3911-1: file vulnerabilities

file vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 18.10
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in file.

Software Description

  • file – Tool to determine file types

Details

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF
files. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10
file1:5.34-2ubuntu0.1
libmagic11:5.34-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
file1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2
libmagic11:5.32-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
file1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2
libmagic11:5.25-2ubuntu1.2

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

Source: USN-3911-1: file vulnerabilities

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