Mageia alert MGASA-2019-0308 (file)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2019-0308: Updated file packages fix security vulnerability 
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Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:55:31 +0100
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MGASA-2019-0308 - Updated file packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 29 Oct 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0308.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2019-18218

Description:
Updated file packages fix security vulnerability:

A buffer overflow was found in file which may result in denial of service 
or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed CDF
(Composite Document File) file is processed (CVE-2019-18218).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25615
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4550
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1...

SRPMS:
- 7/core/file-5.37-1.2.mga7