RedHat: RHSA-2021-4374:03 Moderate: file security update
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: heap-based buffer overflow in cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c
(CVE-2019-18218)
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 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Summary
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
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18218 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.5_release_notes/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
file-5.33-20.el8.src.rpm
aarch64:
file-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
file-libs-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
python3-magic-5.33-20.el8.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
file-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
file-libs-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
file-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
file-libs-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
file-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.i686.rpm
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.i686.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
file-libs-5.33-20.el8.i686.rpm
file-libs-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.i686.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8):
aarch64:
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
file-devel-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
file-devel-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
file-devel-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.i686.rpm
file-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.i686.rpm
file-debugsource-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
file-devel-5.33-20.el8.i686.rpm
file-devel-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.i686.rpm
file-libs-debuginfo-5.33-20.el8.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for file is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. 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.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1765272 - CVE-2019-18218 file: heap-based buffer overflow in cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c