CLEANSTART-2026-JU77269 Security fix for CVE-2018-20969 applied in: patch 2.7.6-r6

Security vulnerability affects the patch package. This issue is resolved in later releases. See references for vulnerability details...

Photon OS 5.0: Patch PHSA-2024-5.0-91-0424

An update of the patch package has been released. %NASLMINLEVEL 80900 C Tenable, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2024-5.0-91-0424. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description...

CLEANSTART-2026-AO25763 Security fixes in patch 2.7.6-r6

Package patch version 2.7.6-r6 fixes 3 vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-1000156, CVE-2019-13638, CVE-2018-20969...

MiracleLinux 7 : patch-2.7.1-12.el7 (AXSA:2019-4344:02)

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2019-4344:02 advisory. patch: doedscript in pch.c does not block strings beginning with a ! character CVE-2018-20969 patch: OS shell command injection when processing...

Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2025-256-01)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Photon OS 4.0: Patch PHSA-2024-4.0-0564

An update of the patch package has been released. %NASLMINLEVEL 80900 C Tenable, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2024-4.0-0564. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description...

CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: patch (CVE-2018-20969)

The version of patch installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2018-20969 advisory. - doedscript in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: thi...

CVE-2018-20969 affecting package patch for versions less than 2.7.6-9

CVE-2018-20969 affecting package patch for versions less than 2.7.6-9. A patched version of the package is available...

BELL-CVE-2018-20969 CVE-2018-20969 does not affect BellSoft software

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CVE-2018-20969 affecting package patch for versions less than 2.7.6-7

CVE-2018-20969 affecting package patch for versions less than 2.7.6-7. A patched version of the package is available...

CentOS 8 : patch (CESA-2019:2798)

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2019:2798 advisory. - patch: doedscript in pch.c does not block strings beginning with a ! character CVE-2018-20969 - patch: OS shell command injection when processing...

CVE-2018-20969 affecting package patch 2.7.6-7

CVE-2018-20969 affecting package patch 2.7.6-7. A patched version of the package is available...

EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : patch (EulerOS-SA-2020-1225)

According to the versions of the patch package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pchwriteline in pch.c can possibly lead t...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for patch (EulerOS-SA-2020-1225)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated patch package fixes security vulnerabilities: In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. CVE-2019-13636. A vulnerability was found in GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for patch (EulerOS-SA-2020-1065)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for patch (EulerOS-SA-2019-2219)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for patch (EulerOS-SA-2019-2645)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for patch (EulerOS-SA-2020-1022)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.5.0 : patch (EulerOS-SA-2020-1065)

According to the versions of the patch package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch fil...