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GHSA-f3xm-hqch-mq3q
GHSA-f3xm-hqch-mq3q
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 24, 2022
In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| patch | Wolfi | 2.7.6-r3 |
| patch | Chainguard | 2.7.6-r3 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wolfi | patch | 0 |
| chainguard | patch | 0 |
Timeline
- May 24, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=dce4683cbbe107a95f1f0d45fabc304acfb5d71a url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00016.html url
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/54 url
- https://github.com/irsl/gnu-patch-vulnerabilities url
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/29 url
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4071-1 url
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4071-2 url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4489 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13636 advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVWWGISFWACROJJPVJJL4UBLVZ7LPOLT url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-22 url
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190828-0001 url
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.html url