RLSA-2021:4374

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    RLSA-2021:4374

    Published: 9 Nov 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-18218

    Summary: Moderate: file security update

    Details: The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data the file contains. It can identify many different file types, including Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) binary files, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats. Security Fix(es): * file: heap-based buffer overflow in cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c (CVE-2019-18218) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4374, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1765272

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: file

    Purl: pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/file?distro=rocky-linux-8-5-legacy&epoch=0

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0:5.33-20.el8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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