UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6952

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6952
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6952.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6952
Upstream
Published
2018-02-13T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:47Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.1-3
2.7.1-4
2.7.1-4ubuntu1
2.7.1-4ubuntu2
2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3
2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4
2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-1
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-1build1
2.7.6-1
2.7.6-2ubuntu1
2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.6-6?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.6-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-6",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.6-7build2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.6-7
2.7.6-7build1
2.7.6-7build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-7build2",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.6-7build3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.6-7build2
2.7.6-7build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-7build3",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.6-7build3?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.6-7build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-7build3",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}