Bug 1679138 (CVE-2019-8907) - CVE-2019-8907 file: do_core_note in readelf.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
Summary: CVE-2019-8907 file: do_core_note in readelf.c allows remote attackers to caus...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2019-8907
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1679139
Blocks: 1679141
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Reported: 2019-02-20 12:47 UTC by msiddiqu
Modified: 2020-03-09 22:31 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-03-09 22:31:42 UTC
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Description msiddiqu 2019-02-20 12:47:13 UTC 
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic in file 5.35 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65
Comment 1 msiddiqu 2019-02-20 12:47:30 UTC 
Created file tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1679139]
Comment 2 msiddiqu 2019-02-21 12:01:13 UTC 
Upstream Patch:
https://github.com/file/file/commit/d65781527c8134a1202b2649695d48d5701ac60b
Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-03-09 22:31:42 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-8907
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