The following security updates has been released for Debian GNU/Linux:

Debian GNU/Linux 7 Extended LTS:
ELA-181-1: blktrace security update
ELA-182-1: file security update

Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS:
DLA 1969-1: file security update

ELA-181-1: blktrace security update

Package: blktrace
Version: 1.0.1-2.1+deb7u1
Related CVE: CVE-2018-10689

An issue in blktrace, a package containing utilities for block layer IO tracing, has been found. As some arrays are too small, one could create a buffer overflow in dev_map_read() when using a crafted file.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.1-2.1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your blktrace packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/

ELA-182-1: file security update

Package: file
Version: 5.11-2+deb7u11
Related CVE: CVE-2019-18218

An issue has been found in file, a tool to determine file types by using magic numbers.

The number of CDF_VECTOR elements had to be restricted in order to prevent a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 5.11-2+deb7u11.

We recommend that you upgrade your file packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/

DLA 1969-1: file security update

Package : file
Version : 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u6
CVE ID : CVE-2019-18218


An issue has been found in file, a tool to determine file types by using
magic numbers.

The number of CDF_VECTOR elements had to be restricted in order to prevent
a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).


For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
1:5.22+15-2+deb8u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your file packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS