USN-6359-1: file vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Vendor

Canonical Ubuntu

Description

It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed files. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6359-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: libmagic-dev – 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 libmagic-mgc – 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 libmagic1 – 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 file – 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2022-48554.

Affected Cloud Foundry Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

• cflinuxfs4
  • All versions prior to 1.34.0
• Jammy Stemcells
  • 1.x versions prior to 1.232
  • All other stemcells not listed.
• CF Deployment
  • All versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.232

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigations below.

The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:

• cflinuxfs4
  • Upgrade all versions to 1.34.0 or greater
• Jammy Stemcells
  • Upgrade 1.x versions to 1.232 or greater
  • All other stemcells should be upgraded to the latest version available on bosh.io.
• CF Deployment
  • For all versions, upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.232 or greater

History

2023-10-05: Initial vulnerability report published.