ALSA-2021:4374

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4374.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4374.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2021:4374
Related
Published
2021-11-09T09:13:30Z
Modified
2021-11-12T10:21:01Z
Summary
Moderate: file security update
Details

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 cdfreadproperty_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 AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / file

Package

Name
file

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.33-20.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / file-devel

Package

Name
file-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.33-20.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / file-libs

Package

Name
file-libs

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.33-20.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / python3-magic

Package

Name
python3-magic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.33-20.el8