ALSA-2020:1852
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2020-04-28 09:23 – Updated: 2020-04-28 09:23 – Source websiteThe patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).
Security Fix(es):
- patch: the following of symlinks in inp.c and util.c is mishandled in cases other than input files (CVE-2019-13636)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:8",
"name": "patch"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.7.6-11.el8"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"details": "The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* patch: the following of symlinks in inp.c and util.c is mishandled in cases other than input files (CVE-2019-13636)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.",
"id": "ALSA-2020:1852",
"modified": "2020-04-28T09:23:44Z",
"published": "2020-04-28T09:23:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-1852.html"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2019-13636"
}
],
"related": [
"CVE-2019-13636"
],
"summary": "Moderate: patch security and bug fix update"
}
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