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file (1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3) xenial-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: buffer overflow via CDF_VECTOR elements
    - debian/patches/CVE-2019-18218.patch: limit the number of elements in
      a vector in src/cdf.*.
    - CVE-2019-18218

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden>  Tue, 29 Oct 2019 12:51:38 -0400

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Uploaded by:
Marc Deslauriers
Uploaded to:
Xenial
Original maintainer:
Ubuntu Developers
Architectures:
any all
Section:
utils
Urgency:
Medium Urgency

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file: Determines file type using "magic" numbers

 File tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are
 three sets of tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests,
 magic number tests, and language tests. The first test that
 succeeds causes the file type to be printed.

file-dbg: Determines file type using "magic" numbers (debug)

 File tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are
 three sets of tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests,
 magic number tests, and language tests. The first test that
 succeeds causes the file type to be printed.
 .
 This package contains the debugging symbols.

file-dbgsym: debug symbols for package file

 File tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are
 three sets of tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests,
 magic number tests, and language tests. The first test that
 succeeds causes the file type to be printed.

libmagic-dev: File type determination library using "magic" numbers (development)

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic
 number tests. It implements the core functionality of the file
 command.
 .
 This package contains the development files.

libmagic-dev-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libmagic-dev

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic
 number tests. It implements the core functionality of the file
 command.
 .
 This package contains the development files.

libmagic1: File type determination library using "magic" numbers

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic
 number tests. It implements the core functionality of the file
 command.

libmagic1-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libmagic1

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic
 number tests. It implements the core functionality of the file
 command.

python-magic: File type determination library using "magic" numbers (Python bindings)

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic
 number tests. It implements the core functionality of the file
 command.
 .
 This package contains the Python bindings.

python3-magic: File type determination library using "magic" numbers (Python 3 bindings)

 This library can be used to classify files according to magic
 number tests. It implements the core functionality of the file
 command.
 .
 This package contains the Python 3 bindings.