SB2019022512 - Fedora 29 update for file
Published: February 25, 2019 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8907)
CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the do_core_note function. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing a file that submits malicious input to the targeted system with the file command, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.
2) Stack out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8905)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer over-read in the do_core_note function, related to file_printable. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing a file that submits malicious input to the targeted system with the file command, trigger memory corruption and gain access to arbitrary data or perform a denial of service attack.
3) Stack out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8904)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer over-read in the do_core_note function, as defined in the readelf.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing a file that submits malicious input to the targeted system with the file command, trigger memory corruption and gain access to arbitrary data or perform a denial of service attack.
4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8906)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in the do_core_note function. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing a file that submits malicious input to the targeted system with the file command, trigger memory corruption and gain access to arbitrary data or perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.