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USN-3911-2

USN-3911-2 · file regression

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USN-3911-1 fixed vulnerabilities in file. One of the backported security fixes introduced a regression that caused the interpreter string to be truncated. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was 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.

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Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • file Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:5.22+15-2ubuntu1
    • 1:5.25-2ubuntu1
    • 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
    • 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2
    • 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4

    Update to 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4

  • file Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:5.32-1
    • 1:5.32-2
    • 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1
    • 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2
    • 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4

    Update to 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4

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