1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3412-1

USN-3412-1: file vulnerability

Publication date

7 September 2017

Overview

The file utility could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • file - Tool to determine file types

Details

Thomas Jarosch discovered that file incorrectly handled certain ELF
files. An attacker could use this to cause file to crash, resulting
in a denial of service.

Thomas Jarosch discovered that file incorrectly handled certain ELF
files. An attacker could use this to cause file to crash, resulting
in a denial of service.

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
17.04 zesty libmagic1 –  1:5.29-3ubuntu0.1
file –  1:5.29-3ubuntu0.1

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