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Red Hat: CVE-2019-13636: the following of symlinks in inp.c and util.c is mishandled in cases other than input files (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-13636: the following of symlinks in inp.c and util.c is mishandled in cases other than input files (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/17/2019
Created
05/01/2020
Added
04/29/2020
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-patch
  • redhat-upgrade-patch-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-patch-debugsource

References

  • DSA-4489
  • CVE-2019-13636
  • RHSA-2020:1852

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