USN-3911-2

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    USN-3911-2

    Published: 13 May 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: file regression

    Details: USN-3911-1 fixed vulnerabilities in file. One of the backported security fixes introduced a regression that caused the interpreter string to be truncated. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3911-2, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1835596

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: file

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:5.25-2ubuntu1.4

    Affected versions

    1:5.22+15-2ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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