CVE-2018-6951
High
Description
An issue was discovered in GNU patch through 2.7.6. There is a segmentation fault, associated with a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service in the intuit_diff_type function in pch.c, aka a "mangled rename" issue.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Gnu Patch
PublishedFeb 13, 2018
First seenFeb 13, 2018
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu patch | v ≤ 2.7.6 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 | — |
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