Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2369-1
2nd October, 2014
file vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary
file could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- file
– Tool to determine file types
Details
It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain CDF documents. A
attacker could use this issue to cause file to hang or crash, resulting
in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
file
1:5.14-2ubuntu3.2
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
file
5.09-2ubuntu0.5
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
-
file
5.03-5ubuntu1.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.