Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-3624-1

USN-3624-1: Patch vulnerabilities

Publication date

10 April 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Patch.

Releases

17.10 16.04 LTS 14.04 LTS

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 to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10713)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain input validation. An
attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000156)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-6951)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10713)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain input validation. An
attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000156)

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-6951)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
17.10 artful	patch – 2.7.5-1ubuntu0.2
16.04 xenial	patch – 2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 trusty	patch – 2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4

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References

USN-3624-2

USN-3624-2