An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands (CVE-2018-1000156)

  - Directory traversal vulnerability in util.c in GNU patch 2.6.1 and earlier allows user-assisted remote     attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a filename that is specified with a .. (dot dot) or     full pathname, a related issue to CVE-2010-1679. (CVE-2010-4651)

  - An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c     can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file. (CVE-2016-10713)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-2033 advisory.

    - Fixed CVE-2016-10713 - Out-of-bounds access in pch_write_line function
    - Fixed CVE-2018-6952 - Double free of memory

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the patch package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - A double free exists in the another_hunk function in     pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6.(CVE-2018-6952)

  - Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU patch versions     which support Git-style patching before 2.7.3 allows     remote attackers to write to arbitrary files with the     permissions of the target user via a .. (dot dot) in a     diff file name.(CVE-2015-1395)

  - An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6.
    Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c     can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input     file.(CVE-2016-10713)

  - GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (memory consumption and     segmentation fault) via a crafted diff     file.(CVE-2014-9637)

  - This vulnerability has been modified since it was last     analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which     may result in further changes to the information     provided.(CVE-2015-1196)

  - GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell     command injection that can be exploited by opening a     crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff     payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does     not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This     is different from CVE-2018-1000156.(CVE-2019-13638)

  - do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does     not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE:
    this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the     ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell     metacharacter.(CVE-2018-20969)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the patch package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6.
    Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c     can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input     file.(CVE-2016-10713)

  - GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (memory consumption and     segmentation fault) via a crafted diff     file.(CVE-2014-9637)

  - GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to     arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch     file.(CVE-2015-1196)

  - GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell     command injection that can be exploited by opening a     crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff     payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does     not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This     is different from CVE-2018-1000156.(CVE-2019-13638)

  - do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does     not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE:
    this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the     ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell     metacharacter.(CVE-2018-20969)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has patch packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-     of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c can     possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.
    (CVE-2016-10713)

  - A double free exists in the another_hunk function in     pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6. (CVE-2018-6952)

  - GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell     command injection that can be exploited by opening a     crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff     payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does     not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This is     different from CVE-2018-1000156. (CVE-2019-13638)

  - do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does     not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE:
    this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the !     syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell     metacharacter. (CVE-2018-20969)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the patch package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6.
    Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c     can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input     file.(CVE-2016-10713)

  - do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does     not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE:
    this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the     ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell     metacharacter.(CVE-2018-20969)

  - GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to     arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch     file.(CVE-2015-1196)

  - GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (memory consumption and     segmentation fault) via a crafted diff     file.(CVE-2014-9637)

  - GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell     command injection that can be exploited by opening a     crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff     payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does     not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This     is different from CVE-2018-1000156.(CVE-2019-13638)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the patch package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (memory consumption and     segmentation fault) via a crafted diff     file.(CVE-2014-9637)

  - An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6.
    Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c     can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input     file.(CVE-2016-10713)

  - GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to     arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch     file.(CVE-2015-1196)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638 , but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.(CVE-2018-20969)

GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This is different from CVE-2018-1000156 . (CVE-2019-13638)

A heap-based out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way the patch utility parsed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patch files.(CVE-2016-10713)

A double-free flaw was found in the way the patch utility processed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patches.(CVE-2018-6952)

do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638 , but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.(CVE-2018-20969)

GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This is different from CVE-2018-1000156 .(CVE-2019-13638)

A heap-based out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way the patch utility parsed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patch files.(CVE-2016-10713)

A double-free flaw was found in the way the patch utility processed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patches.(CVE-2018-6952)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has patch packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-     of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c can     possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.
    (CVE-2016-10713)

  - A double free exists in the another_hunk function in     pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6. (CVE-2018-6952)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the patch package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to     arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch     file.(CVE-2015-1196)

  - GNU patch 2.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (memory consumption and     segmentation fault) via a crafted diff     file.(CVE-2014-9637)

  - A heap-based out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the     way the patch utility parsed patch files. An attacker     could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch     utility by tricking it into processing crafted patch     files.(CVE-2016-10713)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

An update of the patch package has been released.

An update for patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link (s) in the References section.

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: Out-of-bounds access in pch_write_line function in pch.c (CVE-2016-10713)

* patch: Double free of memory in pch.c:another_hunk() causes a crash (CVE-2018-6952)

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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Security Fix(es) :

  - patch: Out-of-bounds access in pch_write_line function     in pch.c (CVE-2016-10713)

  - patch: Double free of memory in pch.c:another_hunk()     causes a crash (CVE-2018-6952)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2033 advisory.

    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: Out-of-bounds access in pch_write_line function in pch.c (CVE-2016-10713)

    * patch: Double free of memory in pch.c:another_hunk() causes a crash (CVE-2018-6952)

    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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This update for patch fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed :

  - CVE-2018-1000156: patch: Malicious patch files cause ed     to execute arbitrary commands (bsc#1088420).

  - CVE-2014-9637: Prevent DoS by remote attackers (memory     consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff     file (bsc#914891).

  - CVE-2016-10713: Prevent out-of-bounds access within     pch_write_line() that could have lead to DoS via a     crafted input file (bsc#1080918).

  - CVE-2010-4651: Fixed a directory traversal bug     (bsc#662957) :

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for patch fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2018-1000156: Malicious patch files cause ed to     execute arbitrary commands (bsc#1088420).

  - CVE-2018-6951: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in the     intuit_diff_type function in pch.c (bsc#1080918).

  - CVE-2016-10713: Fixed out-of-bounds access within     pch_write_line() in pch.c (bsc#1080918).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for patch fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2018-1000156: Malicious patch files cause ed to     execute arbitrary commands (bsc#1088420).

  - CVE-2018-6951: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in the     intuit_diff_type function in pch.c (bsc#1080918).

  - CVE-2016-10713: Fixed out-of-bounds access within     pch_write_line() in pch.c (bsc#1080918).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3624-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to     cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10713)

    It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain input validation. An attacker could possibly use     this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000156)

    It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to     cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-6951)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

New upstream release, including security fixes for CVE-2016-10713, CVE-2018-6951, CVE-2018-6952.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
198398	RHEL 5 : patch (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
196246	RHEL 5 : patch (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
180783	Oracle Linux 7 : patch (ELSA-2019-2033)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
135608	EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.2.2 : patch (EulerOS-SA-2020-1446)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
134514	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : patch (EulerOS-SA-2020-1225)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
132496	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : patch Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0253)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
132180	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : patch (EulerOS-SA-2019-2645)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
131582	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : patch (EulerOS-SA-2019-2428)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
130282	Amazon Linux AMI : patch (ALAS-2019-1312)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
130214	Amazon Linux 2 : patch (ALAS-2019-1317)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
129931	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : patch Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0205)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
129176	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : patch (EulerOS-SA-2019-1982)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
128712	Photon OS 2.0: Patch PHSA-2019-2.0-0172	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
128334	CentOS 7 : patch (CESA-2019:2033)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
128249	Scientific Linux Security Update : patch on SL7.x x86_64 (20190806)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
127652	RHEL 7 : patch (RHSA-2019:2033)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
109599	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : patch (SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
109549	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : patch (SUSE-SU-2018:1128-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
109540	openSUSE Security Update : patch (openSUSE-2018-416)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
109002	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Patch vulnerabilities (USN-3624-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
106915	Fedora 27 : patch (2018-b127e58641)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high

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