USN-4172-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4172-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4172-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4172-1

Related

Published

2019-10-30T13:49:35.863465Z

Modified

2019-10-30T13:49:35.863465Z

Summary

file vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed files. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / file

Package

Name: file
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/file?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.22+15-2ubuntu1

1:5.25-2ubuntu1

1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1

1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "file"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "file-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "file-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "python-magic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "python3-magic"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / file

Package

Name: file
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/file?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.32-1

1:5.32-2

1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1

1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "file"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "file-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-mgc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}