{"id":"ALSA-2020:1852","summary":"Moderate: patch security and bug fix update","details":"The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* patch: the following of symlinks in inp.c and util.c is mishandled in cases other than input files (CVE-2019-13636)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T02:19:57.998170Z","published":"2020-04-28T09:23:52Z","related":["CVE-2019-13636"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-1852.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2019-13636"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"patch","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/patch"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.6-11.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2020:1852.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}