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Ubuntu Update for file vulnerability USN-439-1
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Ubuntu Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-439-1
Insight
Insight
Jean-Sebastien Guay-Leroux discovered that " file" did not correctly check the size of allocated heap memory. If a user were tricked into examining a specially crafted file with the " file" utility, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Affected Software
Affected Software
file vulnerability on Ubuntu 5.10 , Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.