CVE-2018-1000156

Publication date 6 April 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

GNU Patch version 2.7.6 contains an input validation vulnerability when processing patch files, specifically the EDITOR_PROGRAM invocation (using ed) can result in code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via a patch file processed via the patch utility. This is similar to FreeBSD's CVE-2015-1418 however although they share a common ancestry the code bases have diverged over time.

Status

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

Patch details

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Package Patch details
patch

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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