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Gentoo: GLSA-201403-03 Critical Alert: File Denial of Service Issue

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Calendar Grey March 13, 2014
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Security warning regarding file exploit in Gentoo. Update promptly to safeguard against possible threats.
A vulnerability in file could result in Denial of Service.

Summary

A flaw was found in the way the file utility determines the type of a file.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo file utility normal severity data processing

Resolution

All file users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.17"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-1943 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1943

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201403-03
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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Severity: Normal
Title: file: Denial of Service
Date: March 13, 2014
Bugs: #501574
ID: 201403-03

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security advisory denial of service gentoo file utility normal severity data processing

Synopsis

A vulnerability in file could result in Denial of Service.

Background

file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for patterns.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/file < 5.17 >= 5.17

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.