Ubuntu Update for file vulnerability USN-439-2

Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-439-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-439-1 fixed a vulnerability in file. The original fix did not fully solve the problem. This update provides a more complete solution. Original advisory details: Jean-Sebastien Guay-Leroux discovered that &quot file&quot did not correctly check the size of allocated heap memory. If a user were tricked into examining a specially crafted file with the &quot file&quot utility, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Affected
file vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04