Security update for file

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:0571-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-10360 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-10360 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2019-8905 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2019-8905 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-8906 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2019-8906 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-8907 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2019-8907 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • Development Tools Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for file fixes the following issues:

The following security vulnerabilities were addressed:

  • CVE-2018-10360: Fixed an out-of-bounds read in the function do_core_note in readelf.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1096974)
  • CVE-2019-8905: Fixed a stack-based buffer over-read in do_core_note in readelf.c (bsc#1126118)
  • CVE-2019-8906: Fixed an out-of-bounds read in do_core_note in readelf. c (bsc#1126119)
  • CVE-2019-8907: Fixed a stack corruption in do_core_note in readelf.c (bsc#1126117)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-571=1
  • Development Tools Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2019-571=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libmagic1-5.32-7.5.1
    • libmagic1-debuginfo-5.32-7.5.1
    • file-debuginfo-5.32-7.5.1
    • file-devel-5.32-7.5.1
    • python2-magic-5.32-7.5.1
    • file-debugsource-5.32-7.5.1
    • file-5.32-7.5.1
  • Basesystem Module 15 (noarch)
    • file-magic-5.32-7.5.1
  • Basesystem Module 15 (x86_64)
    • libmagic1-32bit-5.32-7.5.1
    • libmagic1-32bit-debuginfo-5.32-7.5.1
  • Development Tools Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python3-magic-5.32-7.5.1

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