Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference Affecting patch package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (19th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2204-PATCH-2780071
- published 25 Dec 2021
- disclosed 22 Dec 2021
Introduced: 22 Dec 2021
CVE-2021-45261 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.