ALSA-2020:1852

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    ALSA-2020:1852

    Published: 28 Apr 2020Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: patch security and bug fix update

    Details: The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file). Security Fix(es): * patch: the following of symlinks in inp.c and util.c is mishandled in cases other than input files (CVE-2019-13636) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-1852.html, https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2019-13636

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: patch

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/patch

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.6-11.el8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High