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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-6952: ELSA-2019-2033: patch security and bug fix update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-6952: ELSA-2019-2033: patch security and bug fix update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/03/2018
Created
07/23/2020
Added
07/21/2020
Modified
11/29/2024

Description

A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6. A double-free flaw was found in the way the patch utility processed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patches.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-patch

References

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