--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-6a10869603
2017-09-30 05:57:53.233012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : file
Product     : Fedora 27
Version     : 5.31
Release     : 10.fc27
URL         : https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Summary     : A utility for determining file types
Description :
The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the
type of data contained by the file.  File can identify many different
file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and
different graphics formats.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

- fix a possible stack based buffer overflow (CVE-2017-1000249)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1488575 - CVE-2017-1000249 file: Stack-based buffer overflow in do_bid_note() [fedora-all]
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488575
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade file' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
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https://fedoraproject.org/security/
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Fedora 27: file Security Update 2017-6a10869603

September 30, 2017
- fix a possible stack based buffer overflow (CVE-2017-1000249)

Summary

The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the

type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different

file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and

different graphics formats.

- fix a possible stack based buffer overflow (CVE-2017-1000249)

[ 1 ] Bug #1488575 - CVE-2017-1000249 file: Stack-based buffer overflow in do_bid_note() [fedora-all]

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488575

su -c 'dnf upgrade file' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

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FEDORA-2017-6a10869603 2017-09-30 05:57:53.233012 Product : Fedora 27 Version : 5.31 Release : 10.fc27 URL : https://www.darwinsys.com/file/ Summary : A utility for determining file types Description : The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats. - fix a possible stack based buffer overflow (CVE-2017-1000249) [ 1 ] Bug #1488575 - CVE-2017-1000249 file: Stack-based buffer overflow in do_bid_note() [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488575 su -c 'dnf upgrade file' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

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Product : Fedora 27
Version : 5.31
Release : 10.fc27
URL : https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Summary : A utility for determining file types

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