| Name | CVE-2019-8905 |
| Description | do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10360. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1698-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 922968 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| file (PTS) | jessie | 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u4 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u5 | fixed | |
| stretch | 1:5.30-1+deb9u2 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (security) | 1:5.30-1+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| buster | 1:5.35-4 | fixed | |
| bullseye, sid | 1:5.37-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| file | source | (unstable) | 1:5.35-3 | medium | 922968 | |
| file | source | jessie | 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u5 | medium | DLA-1698-1 |
[stretch] - file <no-dsa> (Minor issue; will be fixed in point release)
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=63
https://github.com/file/file/commit/d65781527c8134a1202b2649695d48d5701ac60b