Double Free Affecting patch package, versions <2.7.6-150000.5.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.74% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-PATCH-2855350
  • published3 Jun 2022
  • disclosed2 Jun 2022

Introduced: 2 Jun 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 patch to version 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

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