N/A - USN-3911-2

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-3911-1 introduced a regression in file.

Software Description: - file: Tool to determine file types

Details:

USN-3911-1 fixed vulnerabilities in file. One of the backported security fixes introduced a regression that caused the interpreter string to be truncated. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
file 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4
libmagic1 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
file 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4
libmagic1 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4

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

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1835596

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4