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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-6952: Low: patch security and bug fix update (CESA-2019:2033)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-6952: Low: patch security and bug fix update (CESA-2019:2033)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/13/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

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

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-patch
  • centos-upgrade-patch-debuginfo

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