Fedora 20: patch Security Update
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).
Patch should be installed because it is a common way of upgrading
applications.
Update Information:
Security fixes for CVE-2014-9637, CVE-2015-1196, and an infinite loop with a crafted diff.
Change Log
* Mon Mar 9 2015 Tim Waugh
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1188578 - patch: infinite loop with a crafted diff https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1188578 [ 2 ] Bug #1185262 - CVE-2014-9637 patch: local denial of service with a crafted patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185262 [ 3 ] Bug #1184490 - CVE-2015-1395 patch: directory traversal via file rename https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update patch' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .