Security
Security
Patch is vulnerable to a locally generated Denial of Service condition.
| Package | sys-devel/patch on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.7.4 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.7.4 |
Patch takes a patch file containing a difference listing produced by the diff program and applies those differences to one or more original files, producing patched versions.
Due to a flaw in Patch, the application can enter an infinite loop when processing a specially crafted diff file.
A local attacker could pass a specially crafted diff file to Patch, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All patch users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/patch-2.7.4"
Release date
December 05, 2016
Latest revision
December 05, 2016: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local
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