CVE-2010-4651

Publication date 11 March 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Directory traversal vulnerability in util.c in GNU patch 2.6.1 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a filename that is specified with a .. (dot dot) or full pathname, a related issue to CVE-2010-1679.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
patch 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.6.1-3ubuntu0.1

Notes

mdeslaur

patch changes behaviour and likely causes regressions

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
patch

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2651-1
    • GNU patch vulnerabilities
    • 22 June 2015

Other references