Debian: DSA-2861-1 Critical: File Tool Denial Of Service
debian
February 16, 2014
It was discovered that file, a file type classification tool, contains a flaw in the handling of "indirect" magic rules in the libmagic library, which leads to an infinite recursio...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.04-5+squeeze3.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.11-2+deb7u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your file packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: file
CVE ID: CVE-2014-1943
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