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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201412-48.xml b/glsa-201412-48.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1bff68f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201412-48.xml @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201412-48"> + <title>file: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in file could allow a context-dependent attack to + create a Denial of Service condition. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">file</product> + <announced>December 27, 2014</announced> + <revised>December 27, 2014: 1</revised> + <bug>532686</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/file" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.21</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.21</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>The file utility attempts to identify a file’s format by scanning + binary data for patterns. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>An issue with the ELF parser used by the file utility can cause a + resource consumption when reading a specially-crafted ELF binary. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A context-dependent attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All file users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.21" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8117">CVE-2014-8117</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:35:05 +0000">Zlogene</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 27 Dec 2014 11:11:58 +0000">Zlogene</metadata> +</glsa> |