MGASA-2020-0093: patch Mageia
Vulnerability summary
MGASA-2020-0093 is a vulnerability in patch Mageia with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 3 · Downstream 0Timeline
- 21-02-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities Updated patch package fixes security vulnerabilities: * In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. (CVE-2019-13636). * A vulnerability was found in GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters (CVE-2019-13638). * A vulnerability was found in do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter (CVE-2018-20969).
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
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Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Mageia1 product
- patch< 2.7.6-4.1.mga7
1 vendor · 1 product