USN-4071-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4071-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4071-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4071-1
Related
Published
2019-07-24T13:33:20.138692Z
Modified
2019-07-24T13:33:20.138692Z
Summary
patch vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2019-13636)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13638)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-1
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "patch-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-1build1
2.7.6-1
2.7.6-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "patch-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}