CVE-2019-13636
patch - security update
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.9%
Description
In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.
How to fix CVE-2019-13636
To remediate CVE-2019-13636, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/patch—upgrade to 2.7.6-r5 or later
- Debian/patch—upgrade to 2.7.6-5 or later
- —upgrade to 2.7.5-1+deb8u2 or later
Is CVE-2019-13636 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.7.6-r5
- from 0, < 2.7.6-5
- from 0, < 2.7.5-1+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |