MGASA-2018-0448

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    MGASA-2018-0448

    Published: 15 Nov 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way patch processed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash patch by tricking it into processing crafted patches (CVE-2018-6951). 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 (CVE-2018-6952).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0448.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23704, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/DTAZPKCAJTAOK6CYQP7SPWNXDIAG4A37/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: patch

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/patch?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.6-1.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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