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Ubuntu Update for file vulnerability USN-439-2

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Ubuntu Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.1

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-439-2

Insight

Insight

USN-439-1 fixed a vulnerability in file. The original fix did not fully solve the problem. This update provides a more complete solution. Original advisory details: Jean-Sebastien Guay-Leroux discovered that &quot file&quot did not correctly check the size of allocated heap memory. If a user were tricked into examining a specially crafted file with the &quot file&quot utility, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Affected Software

Affected Software

file vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04

Solution

Solution

Please Install the Updated Packages.

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