vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-13638: Important: patch security update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 26, 2019 | Sep 20, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 26, 2019
Added
Sep 20, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This is different from CVE-2018-1000156.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-patchcentos-upgrade-patch-debuginfocentos-upgrade-patch-debugsource
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