CVE-2018-1000156
High
Description
GNU Patch version 2.7.6 contains an input validation vulnerability when processing patch files, specifically the EDITOR_PROGRAM invocation (using ed) can result in code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via a patch file processed via the patch utility. This is similar to FreeBSD's CVE-2015-1418 however although they share a common ancestry the code bases have diverged over time.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Gnu Patch
PublishedApr 6, 2018
First seenApr 6, 2018
How to fix
Vendor advisories
- usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/
- usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2091
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2094
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2093
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1200
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2095
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1199
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2092
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2097
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2096
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu patch | 2.7.6 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus | 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus | 6.7, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus | 6.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
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