USN-3911-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3911-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3911-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3911-1
Upstream
  • UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8904
Related
Published
2019-03-18T12:50:20Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:41:29Z
Summary
file vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF files. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

1:5.*
1:5.22+15-2ubuntu1
1:5.25-2ubuntu1
1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "file",
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmagic1",
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-magic",
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-magic",
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-8905"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-8907"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3911-1.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / file

Package

Name
file
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1:5.*
1:5.32-1
1:5.32-2
1:5.32-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "file",
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmagic-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmagic-mgc",
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmagic1",
            "binary_version": "1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-8905"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-8906"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-8907"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3911-1.json"