First published: Tue Sep 12 2023(Updated: )
It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed files. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
All of | ||
ubuntu/file | <1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 | 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 |
=22.04 | ||
All of | ||
ubuntu/libmagic1 | <1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 | 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 |
=22.04 |
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The vulnerability ID for this file vulnerability is USN-6359-1.
This file vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
The software packages affected by this file vulnerability are file and libmagic1.
The remedy for this file vulnerability is to update the file and libmagic1 packages to version 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 or higher.
You can find more information about this file vulnerability on the Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6359-1 page.