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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
CVE-2018-6952
Published
2018-02-13T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T06:45:07.429572Z
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
- negligible
Summary
[none]
Details
A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6952
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6952
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
/
patch
Package
Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2023-09-26?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2023-09-26
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
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
/
patch
Package
Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2023-09-26?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2023-09-26
Affected versions
2.*
2.7.5-1
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
/
patch
Package
Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2023-09-26?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2023-09-26
Affected versions
2.*
2.7.5-1build1
2.7.6-1
2.7.6-2ubuntu1
2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
/
patch
Package
Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2023-09-26?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2023-09-26
Affected versions
2.*
2.7.6-6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
/
patch
Package
Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2023-09-26?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2023-09-26
Affected versions
2.*
2.7.6-7
2.7.6-7build1
2.7.6-7build2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
/
patch
Package
Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2023-09-26?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2023-09-26
Affected versions
2.*
2.7.6-7build2
2.7.6-7build3
Ubuntu:25.04
/
patch
Package
Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2023-09-26?arch=source&distro=plucky
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2023-09-26
Affected versions
2.*
2.7.6-7build3
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6952 - OSV