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Gentoo: GLSA-201503-08 Normal: Security Flaw in File Utility

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Calendar Grey March 16, 2015
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Explore Gentoo GLSA 201503-08, which tackles file utility vulnerabilities that can lead to Denial of Service incidents. Check for remediation steps.
Vulnerabilities in file could allow a context-dependent attack to create a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple issues with the ELF parser used by the file utility have been detected and fixed.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo file utility system update

Resolution

All file users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.22"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2270 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2270 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-9620 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9620 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-9621 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9621

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: file: Denial of Service
Date: March 16, 2015
Bugs: #503582, #532768
ID: 201503-08

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo file utility system update

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.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/file < 5.22 >= 5.22

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker can cause Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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