Out-of-bounds Read Affecting patch package, versions <0:2.7.1-11.el7
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PATCH-4858592
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed13 Feb 2018
Introduced: 13 Feb 2018
CVE-2016-10713 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 patch to version 0:2.7.1-11.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2033.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream patch package and not the patch package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103063
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10713
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/src/pch.c?id=a0d7fe4589651c64bd16ddaaa634030bb0455866
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/