Synopsis:          Important: patch security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2019:2964-1
Issue Date:        2019-10-03
CVE Numbers:       None
--

Security Fix(es):

* patch: do_ed_script in pch.c does not block strings beginning with a !
character (CVE-2018-20969)

* patch: OS shell command injection when processing crafted patch files
(CVE-2019-13638)

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.
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SL7
  x86_64
    patch-2.7.1-12.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
    patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.el7_7.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team

SciLinux: SLSA-2019-2964-1 Important: patch on SL7.x x86_64

patch: do_ed_script in pch.c does not block strings beginning with a ! character (CVE-2018-20969) * patch: OS shell command injection when processing crafted patch files (CVE-2019-...

Summary

Important: patch security update



Security Fixes

* patch: do_ed_script in pch.c does not block strings beginning with a ! character (CVE-2018-20969)
* patch: OS shell command injection when processing crafted patch files (CVE-2019-13638)
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.
SL7 x86_64 patch-2.7.1-12.el7_7.x86_64.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
- Scientific Linux Development Team

Severity
Advisory ID: SLSA-2019:2964-1
Issued Date: : 2019-10-03
CVE Numbers: None

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