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Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04, and 16.04 LTS: USN-3911-1 Critical: File Issues

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
Several security issues were fixed in file.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in file.

Software Description:

- file: Tool to determine file types

Details:

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF

files. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or

possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical software update arbitrary code execution ubuntu file

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  file                            1:5.34-2ubuntu0.1
  libmagic1                       1:5.34-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  file                            1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2
  libmagic1                       1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  file                            1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2
  libmagic1                       1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3911-1

CVE-2019-8904, CVE-2019-8905, CVE-2019-8906, CVE-2019-8907

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March 18, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical software update arbitrary code execution ubuntu file

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/1:5.34-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2

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