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Debian Security Advisory

DSA-5489-1 file -- security update

Date Reported:

04 Sep 2023

Affected Packages:

file

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2022-48554.

More information:

A buffer overflow was found in file, a file type classification tool, which may result in denial of service if a specially crafted file is processed.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.39-3+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your file packages.

For the detailed security status of file please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/file