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PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 201503-08 ] file Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: file: Denial of Service (GLSA 201503-08)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: March 16, 2015
Bug(s): #503582, #532768
ID: 201503-08

Synopsis

Vulnerabilities in file could allow a context-dependent attack to
create a Denial of Service condition.


Background

The file utility attempts to identify a file’s format by scanning
binary data for patterns.


Affected Packages

Package: sys-apps/file
Vulnerable: < 5.22
Unaffected: >= 5.22
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple issues with the ELF parser used by the file utility have been
detected and fixed.


Impact

A context-dependent attacker can cause Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All file users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.22"
   


References

CVE-2014-2270
CVE-2014-9620
CVE-2014-9621
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