1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3686-1

USN-3686-1: file vulnerabilities

Publication date

14 June 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in file.

Releases

Packages

  • file - Tool to determine file types

Details

Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled a large
number of notes. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9620)

Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled certain long
strings. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9621)

Alexander Cherepanov 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. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9653)

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain magic files. An
attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted magic file to cause
a denial of...

Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled a large
number of notes. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9620)

Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled certain long
strings. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9621)

Alexander Cherepanov 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. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9653)

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain magic files. An
attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted magic file to cause
a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8865)

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF
files. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-10360)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic file –  1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1
libmagic1 –  1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1
17.10 artful file –  1:5.32-1ubuntu0.1
libmagic1 –  1:5.32-1ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial file –  1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
libmagic1 –  1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
14.04 trusty file –  1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4
libmagic1 –  1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4

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