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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-6952: Security patch for patch (ALAS-2019-1312)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-6952: Security patch for patch (ALAS-2019-1312)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/13/2018
Created
11/09/2019
Added
11/07/2019
Modified
07/17/2021

Description

A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-patch

References

  • ALAS-2019-1312
  • CVE-2018-6952

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