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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201412-48
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: file: Denial of Service
     Date: December 27, 2014
     Bugs: #532686
       ID: 201412-48

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in file could allow a context-dependent attack to
create a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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The file utility attempts to identify a file's format by scanning
binary data for patterns.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  sys-apps/file                 < 5.21                     >= 5.21 

Description
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An issue with the ELF parser used by the file utility can cause a
resource consumption when reading a  specially-crafted ELF binary.

Impact
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A context-dependent attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All file users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.21"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8117
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8117

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-48.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5