CVE-2018-20969

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20969
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-20969.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-20969
Downstream
Related
Published
2019-08-16T04:15:09Z
Modified
2025-08-19T10:06:36.696144Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

doedscript in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.10

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.11

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.12

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.13

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.14

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.15

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.16

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.17

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.18

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.19

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.20

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.21

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.22

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Alpine:v3.9

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-r6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.9-r0
2.6-r0
2.6.1-r0
2.6.1-r1
2.6.1-r2
2.6.1-r3
2.7-r0
2.7.1-r0
2.7.1-r1
2.7.3-r0
2.7.4-r0
2.7.5-r0
2.7.5-r1
2.7.6-r0
2.7.6-r1
2.7.6-r2
2.7.6-r3
2.7.6-r4
2.7.6-r5

Debian:11

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14

patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patch?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}