UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13636

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13636
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13636.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13636
Related
Published
2019-07-17T00:00:00Z
Modified
2019-07-17T00:00:00Z
Severity
  • 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
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch?arch=src?distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.1-3
2.7.1-4
2.7.1-4ubuntu1
2.7.1-4ubuntu2
2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3
2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "patch-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-1
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "patch-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-1build1
2.7.6-1
2.7.6-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "patch-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}