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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: RHSA-2020-1022-01 Low: File Security Update

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Calendar Grey March 31, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Canonical introduces a minor security patch for package in Ubuntu 20.04, fixing a buffer overflow vulnerability.
An update for file is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, 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.
Security Fix(es):
* file: out-of-bounds read via a crafted ELF file (CVE-2018-10360)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux low impact out-of-bounds read file security update

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10360 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#low https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.8_release_notes/index

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: file-5.11-36.el7.src.rpm
noarch: python-magic-5.11-36.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: file-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm file-libs-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-libs-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: file-debuginfo-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm file-devel-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-devel-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm file-static-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-static-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: file-5.11-36.el7.src.rpm
noarch: python-magic-5.11-36.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: file-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm file-libs-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-libs-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: file-debuginfo-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-debuginfo-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm file-devel-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-devel-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm file-static-5.11-36.el7.i686.rpm file-static-5.11-36.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: file-5.11-36.el7.src.rpm
noarch: python-magic-5.11-36.el7.noarch.rpm
ppc64: file-5.11-36.el7.ppc64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Severity
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:1022-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1022
Issue date: 2020-03-31

Topic

An update for file is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux low impact out-of-bounds read file security 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) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - 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

1590000 - CVE-2018-10360 file: out-of-bounds read via a crafted ELF file

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