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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2019.0118
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2019-0118)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'file' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0118 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'file' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0118 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities:

do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based
buffer over-read, related to file_printable, a different vulnerability
than CVE-2018-10360. (CVE-2019-8905)

do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application
crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact. (CVE-2019-8907)

Affected Software/OS:
'file' package(s) on Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-8905
BugTraq ID: 107137
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107137
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=63
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:0345 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1197 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-8907
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65
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