Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882870
Category:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:	CentOS Update for patch CESA-2018:1199 centos6
Summary:	Check the version of patch
Description:	Summary: Check the version of patch Vulnerability Insight: 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). Patch should be installed because it is a common way of upgrading applications. Security Fix(es): * patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands (CVE-2018-1000156) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Affected Software/OS: patch on CentOS 6 Solution: Please install the updated packages. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1000156 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 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.html http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/05/bangpatch/ https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=894667#19 https://twitter.com/kurtseifried/status/982028968877436928 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00013.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1199 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1199 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1200 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1200 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2091 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2091 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2092 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2092 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2093 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2093 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2094 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2094 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2095 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2095 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2096 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2096 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2097 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2097 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/
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