Double Free Affecting patch package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.19% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PATCH-526305
  • published13 Feb 2018
  • disclosed13 Feb 2018

Introduced: 13 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-6952  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 patch.

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.

A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6.