[USN-4071-1] Patch vulnerabilities
Leonidas S. Barbosa
leo.barbosa at canonical.com
Wed Jul 24 14:55:20 UTC 2019
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4071-1
July 24, 2019
patch vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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 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 LTS:
patch 2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
patch 2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4071-1
CVE-2019-13636, CVE-2019-13638
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patch/2.7.6-3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patch/2.7.6-2ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patch/2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
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