SB2015013009 - Resource management error in file (Alpine package)
Published: January 30, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015013009
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8116)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The ELF parser (readelf.c) in file before 5.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a large number of (1) program or (2) section headers or (3) invalid capabilities.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=02286d0a09c3c4cfb072451d57c410d01663fa46
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1ba7ddddb70f1dcee72628a4274a892ce8ef4c37
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b0bbf889ddd8908b9438d92e2cea75f7978a2e51
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=718c47ea3118a64806312eb9fbb66a90b543e547