{"id":"MGASA-2018-0448","summary":"Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way patch processed\npatch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash patch\nby tricking it into processing crafted patches (CVE-2018-6951).\n\nA double-free flaw was found in the way the patch utility processed\npatch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the\npatch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patches\n(CVE-2018-6952).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:25:09.306420551Z","published":"2018-11-15T22:04:32Z","upstream":["CVE-2018-6951","CVE-2018-6952"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0448.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23704"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/DTAZPKCAJTAOK6CYQP7SPWNXDIAG4A37/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"patch","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/patch?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.6-1.1.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0448.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}