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Medium ALSA-2020:1852 1 CVE

Moderate: patch security and bug fix update

Published Apr 28, 2020 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

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 AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 patch 2.7.6-11.el8

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2019-13636