Out-of-bounds Read Affecting file package, versions <1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.06% (27th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-FILE-337654
- published 18 Feb 2019
- disclosed 18 Feb 2019
Introduced: 18 Feb 2019
CVE-2019-8906 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04
file
to version 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream file
package and not the file
package as distributed by Ubuntu
.
See How to fix?
for Ubuntu:18.04
relevant fixed versions and status.
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-8906
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209599
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209601
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209602
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8906
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8906
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185f
- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=64
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/