GLSA Advocate
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 10:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201806-08 ] file |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: file: Denial of service (GLSA 201806-08)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-06-23
Bug(s): #657930
ID: 201806-08
Synopsis
A vulnerability in file could lead to a Denial of Service
condition.
Background
file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for
patterns.
Affected Packages
Package: sys-apps/file
Vulnerable: < 5.33-r2
Unaffected: >= 5.33-r2
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
File does not properly utilize the do_core_note function in readelf.c in
libmagic.a.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted ELF file possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
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-5.33-r2"
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References
CVE-2018-10360 |
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