CVE-2010-4651

These are all security issues fixed in the patch-2.7.5-1.112 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Root has patched CVE-2010-4651 in the patch package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.

This update for patch fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2018-1000156: patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands (bsc#1088420).
• CVE-2014-9637: Prevent DoS by remote attackers (memory consumption and segmentation fault) via a crafted diff file (bsc#914891).
• CVE-2016-10713: Prevent out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() that could have lead to DoS via a crafted input file (bsc#1080918).
• CVE-2010-4651: Fixed a directory traversal bug (bsc#662957):

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.

Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU patch did not correctly handle file paths in patch files. An attacker could specially craft a patch file that could overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2010-4651)

László Böszörményi discovered that GNU patch did not correctly handle some patch files. An attacker could specially craft a patch file that could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9637)

Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU patch did not correctly handle symbolic links in git style patch files. An attacker could specially craft a patch file that could overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-1196)

Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU patch did not correctly handle file renames in git style patch files. An attacker could specially craft a patch file that could overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-1395)

Jakub Wilk discovered the fix for CVE-2015-1196 was incomplete for GNU patch. An attacker could specially craft a patch file that could overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-1396)