UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13636

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13636

    Published: 17 Jul 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-13636

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13636, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00016.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4071-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4071-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13636

    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

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