Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference Affecting patch package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-PATCH-2780071
  • published25 Dec 2021
  • disclosed22 Dec 2021

Introduced: 22 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45261  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-763  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 patch.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream patch package and not the patch package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1