USN-3911-2

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3911-2

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3911-2.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3911-2

Published

2020-05-13T11:44:51Z

Modified

2026-04-22T09:53:53.046146Z

Summary

file regression

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / file

Package

Name: file
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.22+15-2ubuntu1

1:5.25-2ubuntu1

1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1

1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2

1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4",
            "binary_name": "file"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4",
            "binary_name": "python-magic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4",
            "binary_name": "python3-magic"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3911-2.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / file

Package

Name: file
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.32-1

1:5.32-2

1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1

1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2

1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "file"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libmagic-mgc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libmagic1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3911-2.json"