Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for file

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU13453

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10360

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the do_core_note function in readelf.c in libmagic.a due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted crafted ELF file, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A): 7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9: 7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 7.0

file (Red Hat package): before 5.11-35.el7_6.1

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2838

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.