Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU patch versions which support Git-style patching before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files with the permissions of the target user via a .. (dot dot) in a diff file name.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade patch | Aug 30, 2017 | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade patch | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade patch | Sep 12, 2019 | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade patch | Sep 25, 2019 | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade patch | Aug 16, 2019 | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade patch | Dec 18, 2015 | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade patch | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 25, 2017 |
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