Access Restriction Bypass Affecting patch package, versions <2.5-1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PATCH-526281
- published5 Feb 2018
- disclosed5 Feb 2018
Introduced: 5 Feb 2018
CVE-2015-1416 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 patch to version 2.5-1 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.
Larry Wall's patch; patch in FreeBSD 10.2-RC1 before 10.2-RC1-p1, 10.2 before 10.2-BETA2-p2, and 10.1 before 10.1-RELEASE-p16; Bitrig; GNU patch before 2.2.5; and possibly other patch variants allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted patch file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1416
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:14.bsdpatch.asc
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/02/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/02/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033110