CVE-2015-1196
Published: 21 January 2015
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
Priority
Medium
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
patch Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.7.1-7)
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3)
|
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Patches: Upstream: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 |
||
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | git-style patch support added in 2.7 no upstream fix as of 2015-01-19 |
| seth-arnold | fix for the fix http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=41688ad8ef88bc296f3bed30b171ec73e5876b88 |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1196
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2651-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian