Summary
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.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | file | 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | file | 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4 |
References
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report
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1835596