Link Following Affecting patch package, versions <2.7.5-1+deb9u2


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.38% (87th percentile)
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NVD
5.9 medium
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SUSE
5.9 medium
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Red Hat
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-PATCH-453434
  • published 24 Jul 2019
  • disclosed 17 Jul 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 patch to version 2.7.5-1+deb9u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream patch package and not the patch package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.