vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2018-6952)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 13, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 13, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patches.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-6952
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-6952
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103047
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033
- URL-https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53133
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201810-8
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201811-14
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17
- CWE-415
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