Medium: file

Issue Overview:

cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).(CVE-2019-18218)

Affected Packages:

file

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update file to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    file-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
    file-libs-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
    file-devel-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
    file-static-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
    file-debuginfo-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    file-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
    file-libs-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
    file-devel-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
    file-static-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
    file-debuginfo-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
  
noarch:  
    python-magic-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.noarch  
  
src:  
    file-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.src  
  
x86_64:  
    file-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  
    file-libs-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  
    file-devel-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  
    file-static-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  
    file-debuginfo-5.11-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2019-18218

Mitre: CVE-2019-18218