Link Following Affecting patch package, versions <0:2.7.1-12.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.04% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PATCH-1681185
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed17 Jul 2019

Introduced: 17 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-13636  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 patch to version 0:2.7.1-12.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1457.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream patch package and not the patch package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1