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Ubuntu 17.10 & 16.04: USN-3624-1 Critical Denial Of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey April 10, 2018
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Several security issues were fixed in Patch.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Patch.

Software Description:

- patch: Apply a diff file to an original

Details:

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An

attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. 

(CVE-2016-10713)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain input

validation. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary

code. (CVE-2018-1000156)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain inputs. An

attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. 

(CVE-2018-6951)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu patch input validation

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 17.10:
  patch                           2.7.5-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  patch                           2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  patch                           2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3624-1

  CVE-2016-10713, CVE-2018-1000156, CVE-2018-6951

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April 10, 2018

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu patch input validation

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patch/2.7.5-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patch/2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patch/2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4

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