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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704489
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4489-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'patch' package(s) announced via the DSA-4489-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'patch' package(s) announced via the DSA-4489-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Imre Rad discovered several vulnerabilities in GNU patch, leading to shell command injection or escape from the working directory and access and overwrite files, if specially crafted patch files are processed.

This update includes a bugfix for a regression introduced by the patch to address CVE-2018-1000156 when applying an ed-style patch (#933140).

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.7.5-1+deb9u2.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2.7.6-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your patch packages.

For the detailed security status of patch please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'patch' package(s) on Debian 9, Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20969
Bugtraq: 20190816 Details about recent GNU patch vulnerabilities (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/29
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.html
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=3fcd042d26d70856e826a42b5f93dc4854d80bf0
https://github.com/irsl/gnu-patch-vulnerabilities
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2798
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2798
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2964
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2964
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3757
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3757
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3758
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3758
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:4061
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4061
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-13636
Bugtraq: 20190730 [SECURITY] [DSA 4489-1] patch security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/54
Debian Security Information: DSA-4489 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4489
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVWWGISFWACROJJPVJJL4UBLVZ7LPOLT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-22
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=dce4683cbbe107a95f1f0d45fabc304acfb5d71a
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00016.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4071-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4071-2/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-13638
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13638
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