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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RHSA-2015:2155-07 Moderate: File Update

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Calendar Grey November 19, 2015
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Updated file packages address several security vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, vital for system integrity.
Updated file packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data the file contains. It can identify many different file types, including Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) binary files, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats.
Multiple denial of service flaws were found in the way file parsed certain Composite Document Format (CDF) files. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to crash file, or an application using file, via a specially crafted CDF file. (CVE-2014-0207, CVE-2014-0237, CVE-2014-0238, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480, CVE-2014-3487, CVE-2014-3587)
Two flaws were found in the way file processed certain Pascal strings. A remote attacker could cause file to crash if it was used to identify the type of the attacker-supplied file. (CVE-2014-3478, CVE-2014-9652)
Multiple flaws were found in the file regular expression rules for detecting various files. A remote attacker could use these flaws to cause file to consume an excessive amount of CPU. (CVE-2014-3538)
Multiple flaws were found in the way file parsed Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) files. A remote attacker could use these flaws to cause file to crash, disclose portions of its memory, or consume an excessive amount of system resources. (CVE-2014-3710, CVE-2014-8116, CVE-2014-8117, CVE-2014-9653)
Red Hat would like to thank Thomas Jarosch of Intra2net AG for reporting the CVE-2014-8116 and CVE-2014-8117 issues. The CVE-2014-0207, CVE-2014-0237, CVE-2014-0238, CVE-2014-3478, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480, CVE-2014-3487, CVE-2014-3710 issues were discovered by Francisco Alonso of Red Hat Product Security; the CVE-2014-3538 issue was discovered by Jan Kaluža of the Red Hat Web Stack Team
The file packages have been updated to ensure correct operation on Power little endian and ARM 64-bit hardware architectures. (BZ#1224667, BZ#1224668, BZ#1157850, BZ#1067688).
All file users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service bug fix moderate impact red hat enterprise linux file update

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0207 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0237 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0238 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3478 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3479 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3480 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3487 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3538 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3587 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3710 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8116 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8117 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9652 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9653 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: file-5.11-31.el7.src.rpm
noarch: python-magic-5.11-31.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: file-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm file-libs-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-libs-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm file-devel-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-devel-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm file-static-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-static-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: file-5.11-31.el7.src.rpm
noarch: python-magic-5.11-31.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: file-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm file-libs-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-libs-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm file-devel-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-devel-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm file-static-5.11-31.el7.i686.rpm file-static-5.11-31.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: file-5.11-31.el7.src.rpm
aarch64: file-5.11-31.el7.aarch64.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-31.el7.aarch64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:2155-07
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2155.html
Issue date: 2015-11-19

Topic

Updated file packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugsare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service bug fix moderate impact red hat enterprise linux file update

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1064167 - back out patch to MAXDESC

1091842 - CVE-2014-0207 file: cdf_read_short_sector insufficient boundary check

1094648 - file reports JPEG image as 'Minix filesystem'

1098155 - CVE-2014-0238 file: CDF property info parsing nelements infinite loop

1098193 - CVE-2014-0237 file: cdf_unpack_summary_info() excessive looping DoS

1098222 - CVE-2014-3538 file: unrestricted regular expression matching

1104858 - CVE-2014-3480 file: cdf_count_chain insufficient boundary check

1104863 - CVE-2014-3478 file: mconvert incorrect handling of truncated pascal string size

1104869 - CVE-2014-3479 file: cdf_check_stream_offset insufficient boundary check

1107544 - CVE-2014-3487 file: cdf_read_property_info insufficient boundary check

1128587 - CVE-2014-3587 file: incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1571 in cdf_read_property_info

1155071 - CVE-2014-3710 file: out-of-bounds read in elf note headers1157850 - File command does not recognize kernel images on ppc64le

1161911 - file command does not display "from" field correctly when run on 32 bit ppc core file

1161912 - too many spaces ...

1171580 - CVE-2014-8116 file: multiple denial of service issues (resource consumption)

1174606 - CVE-2014-8117 file: denial of service issue (resource consumption)

1188599 - CVE-2014-9652 file: out of bounds read in mconvert()

1190116 - CVE-2014-9653 file: malformed elf file causes access to uninitialized memory

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