Scientific Linux: SLSA-2015:2155-7 Moderate: File Denial of Service

Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 23:13:34 +0000
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From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: file on SL7.x x86_64
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Synopsis: Moderate: file security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2015:2155-7
Issue Date: 2015-11-19
CVE Numbers: CVE-2014-0238
 CVE-2014-0237
 CVE-2014-3480
 CVE-2014-3479
 CVE-2014-0207
 CVE-2014-3487
 CVE-2014-3587
 CVE-2014-3538
 CVE-2014-3478
 CVE-2014-3710
 CVE-2014-9652
 CVE-2014-8116
 CVE-2014-8117
 CVE-2014-9653
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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)

The file packages have been updated to ensure correct operation on Power
little endian and ARM 64-bit hardware architectures.
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SL7
 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
 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
 noarch
 python-magic-5.11-31.el7.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team