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CVE-2018-6952

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6952

Severity

7.5

High

CVSS V3

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Description

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

References

  • https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6952
  • https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ffqc-f68h-qq8w
  • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103047
  • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033
  • https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53133
  • https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17

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