Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844106
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4071-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'patch' package(s) announced via the USN-4071-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'patch' package(s) announced via the USN-4071-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2019-13636) It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13638) Affected Software/OS: 'patch' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04. 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-2019-13636 Bugtraq: 20190730 [SECURITY] [DSA 4489-1] patch security update (Google Search) https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/54 Bugtraq: 20190816 Details about recent GNU patch vulnerabilities (Google Search) https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/29 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 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.html https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=dce4683cbbe107a95f1f0d45fabc304acfb5d71a https://github.com/irsl/gnu-patch-vulnerabilities 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://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=3fcd042d26d70856e826a42b5f93dc4854d80bf0 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13638 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
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