GLSA Advocate
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201503-08 ] file |
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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"
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References
CVE-2014-2270
CVE-2014-9620
CVE-2014-9621 |
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