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Resource Management Errors Affecting patch package, versions <2.7.1-7

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.84% (82nd percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-PATCH-524218
  • published 25 Aug 2017
  • disclosed 25 Aug 2017
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Introduced: 25 Aug 2017

CVE-2014-9637 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-399 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 patch to version 2.7.1-7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream patch package and not the patch package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file.