USN-2369-1: file vulnerability
3 October 2014
file vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary
file could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- file - Tool to determine file types
Details
It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain CDF documents. A attacker could use this issue to cause file to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- file - 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- file - 5.09-2ubuntu0.5
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- file - 5.03-5ubuntu1.4
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.