MGASA-2018-0448

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0448.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0448.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0448
Related
Published
2018-11-15T22:04:32Z
Modified
2018-11-15T21:36:53Z
Summary
Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities
Details

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way patch processed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash patch by tricking it into processing crafted patches (CVE-2018-6951).

A double-free flaw was found in the way the patch utility processed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patches (CVE-2018-6952).

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/patch?distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-1.1.mga6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}