SUSE-SU-2022:1925-1

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    SUSE-SU-2022:1925-1

    Published: 2 Jun 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for patch

    Details: This update for patch fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2019-13636: Fixed follow symlinks unless --follow-symlinks is given. This increases the security against malicious patches (bsc#1142041). - CVE-2018-6952: Fixed swapping fakelines in pch_swap. This bug was causing a double free leading to a crash (bsc#1080985). Bugfixes: - Abort when cleaning up fails. This bug could cause an infinite loop when a patch wouldn't apply, leading to a segmentation fault (bsc#1111572). - Pass the correct stat to backup files. This bug would occasionally cause backup files to be missing when all hunks failed to apply (bsc#1198106).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221925-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1080985, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1111572, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142041, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1198106, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6952, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13636

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: patch

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/patch&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.6-150000.5.3.1

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High