RLSA-2020:1852
- Source
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2020:1852
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2020:1852.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/RLSA-2020:1852
- Related
- Published
- 2020-04-28T09:23:52Z
- Modified
- 2023-02-02T12:50:41.095620Z
- Severity
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- 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Moderate: patch security and bug fix update
- Details
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The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).
Security Fix(es):
- patch: the following of symlinks in inp.c and util.c is mishandled in cases other than input files (CVE-2019-13636)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.
- References
- Credits
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- Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
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- Red Hat
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Affected packages
Rocky Linux:8 / patch
Package
- Name
- patch
- Purl
- pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/patch?distro=rocky-linux-8&epoch=0