| 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, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1698-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 922968 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| file (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 1:5.39-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:5.44-3 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 1:5.46-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| file | source | jessie | 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u5 | | DLA-1698-1 | |
| file | source | (unstable) | 1:5.35-3 | | | 922968 |
Notes
[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