First published: Mon Feb 18 2019(Updated: )
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
Credit: Francisco Alonso Francisco Alonso Francisco Alonso Francisco Alonso cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple macOS Mojave | <10.14.4 | 10.14.4 |
Apple High Sierra | ||
Apple Sierra | ||
Apple watchOS | <5.2 | 5.2 |
Apple tvOS | <12.2 | 12.2 |
Apple iOS | <12.2 | 12.2 |
debian/file | 1:5.35-4+deb10u2 1:5.35-4+deb10u1 1:5.39-3+deb11u1 1:5.44-3 1:5.45-2 | |
Apple iPadOS | =5.35 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.10 | |
openSUSE Leap | =15.0 | |
openSUSE Leap | =42.3 | |
Apple iPhone OS | <12.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X | <10.14.4 | |
Apple tvOS | <12.2 | |
Apple watchOS | <5.2 | |
File Project File | =5.35 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2019-8906 is a vulnerability in the file 5.35 library that allows for an out-of-bounds read.
CVE-2019-8906 has a severity score of 4.4, which is considered medium.
The affected software versions include file 5.35, Ubuntu Linux 16.04, Ubuntu Linux 18.04, Ubuntu Linux 18.10, openSUSE Leap 15.0, openSUSE Leap 42.3, Apple iPhone OS up to 12.2, Apple macOS up to 10.14.4, Apple tvOS up to 12.2, Apple watchOS up to 5.2.
To fix CVE-2019-8906, update the affected software versions to the recommended versions: file 5.35-4+deb10u2 or 5.35-4+deb10u1 for Debian, file 1:5.35-3 for Ubuntu, and apply the necessary updates for the respective operating systems.
You can find more information about CVE-2019-8906 in the following references: [1], [2], [3].