ALSA-2020:1852

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-1852.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2020:1852.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2020:1852
Related
Published
2020-04-28T09:23:52Z
Modified
2020-04-28T09:23:44Z
Summary
Moderate: patch security and bug fix update
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).

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.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / patch

Package

Name
patch

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-11.el8