[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-48 ] file: Denial of Service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-48

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: file: Denial of Service

Date: December 27, 2014

Bugs: #532686

ID: 201412-48

 

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Synopsis

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A vulnerability in file could allow a context-dependent attack to

create a Denial of Service condition.

 

Background

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The file utility attempts to identify a file's format by scanning

binary data for patterns.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 sys-apps/file < 5.21 >= 5.21

 

Description

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An issue with the ELF parser used by the file utility can cause a

resource consumption when reading a specially-crafted ELF binary.

 

Impact

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A context-dependent attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All file users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.21"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8117

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8117

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-48.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5