CVE-2019-18218

file: The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data the file contains

CVE-2019-18218 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by file 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3, released October 20, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0185
79th percentile

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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
file · RHEL 8 0:5.33-20.el8 RHSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
file · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3 file 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3 Oct 20, 2019
file · almalinux 8 5.33-20.el8 ALSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
file · ol 8 0:5.33-20.el8 ELSA-2021-4374 Nov 16, 2021
file · rocky 8 0:5.33-20.el8 RLSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
file-devel · RHEL 8 0:5.33-20.el8 RHSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
file-devel · almalinux 8 5.33-20.el8 ALSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
file-devel · ol 8 0:5.33-20.el8 ELSA-2021-4374 Nov 16, 2021
file-libs · RHEL 8 0:5.33-20.el8 RHSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
file-libs · almalinux 8 5.33-20.el8 ALSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
file-libs · ol 8 0:5.33-20.el8 ELSA-2021-4374 Nov 16, 2021
libmagic-mgc · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3 libmagic-mgc 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3 Oct 20, 2019
libmagic1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3 libmagic1 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3 Oct 20, 2019
python3-magic · RHEL 8 0:5.33-20.el8 RHSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
python3-magic · almalinux 8 5.33-20.el8 ALSA-2021:4374 Nov 9, 2021
python3-magic · ol 8 0:5.33-20.el8 ELSA-2021-4374 Nov 16, 2021

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