An issue was discovered in GNU patch through 2.7.6. There is a segmentation fault, associated with a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service in the intuit_diff_type function in pch.c, aka a "mangled rename" issue.
NULL Pointer Dereference
NULL Pointer Dereference
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| Package | Type | OS Name | OS Version | Affected Ranges | Fix Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| debian/patch | deb | debian | 12 | >=2.7.6-7 | Not yet available |
| debian/patch | deb | debian | unstable | >=2.7.6-7 | Not yet available |
| debian/patch | deb | debian | 10 | >=2.7.6-3+deb10u1 | Not yet available |
| debian/patch | deb | debian | 13 | >=2.7.6-7 | Not yet available |
| debian/patch | deb | debian | 11 | >=2.7.6-7 | Not yet available |
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3.9
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3.9
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CVE-2018-6951
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CVE-2018-6951
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