USN-4071-1: Patch vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• patch - Apply a diff file to an original

Details

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-13636)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-13638)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04

• patch - 2.7.6-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• patch - 2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04

• patch - 2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

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

References

• CVE-2019-13636
• CVE-2019-13638

Related notices

• USN-4071-2: patch