RLSA-2026:96215

Source
https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:96215
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2026:96215.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/RLSA-2026:96215
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-115207
Published
2026-11-10T12:01:05Z
Modified
2026-11-10T12:30:03Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Moderate: patch security 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: Filename validation bypass in reversal fallback allows file creation outside the working directory (CVE-2026-115207)

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.

Database specific
{
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "source_advisory": "RHSA-2026:96215"
}
References
Credits
    • Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
    • Red Hat

Affected packages

Rocky Linux:8 / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/patch?distro=rocky-linux-8&epoch=0

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0:2.7.6-12.el8_10
Database specific
Show details
{
    "yum_repository": "BaseOS"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2026:96215.json"