DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45261

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-45261
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45261.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45261
Upstream
Published
2021-12-22T18:15:08.100Z
Modified
2025-11-20T10:15:13.130241Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.7.6-7
2.8-1
2.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45261.json"

Debian:12 / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.7.6-7
2.8-1
2.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45261.json"

Debian:13 / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45261.json"

Debian:14 / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45261.json"