UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20969

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20969

    Published: 16 Aug 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-20969

    Summary:

    Details: do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20969, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4071-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4071-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20969

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: patch

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4+esm1

    Affected versions

    2.7.1-3
    2.7.1-4
    2.7.1-4ubuntu1
    2.7.1-4ubuntu2
    2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3
    2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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    High