SUSE-SU-2026:22651-1 Security update for patch

This update for patch fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-56288: crafted unified-diff patch file can cause null pointer derefence bsc1271167. - CVE-2026-56289: improper validation of hunk line offsets can lead to denial of service bsc1271166...

SUSE-SU-2026:2922-1 Security update for patch

This update for patch fixes the following issues - CVE-2021-45261: Invalid Pointer via anotherhunk function bsc1194037. - CVE-2026-56288: crafted unified-diff patch file can cause null pointer derefence bsc1271167. - CVE-2026-56289: improper validation of hunk line offsets can lead to denial of...

CVE-2026-56288

GNU patch is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference when processing a specially crafted unified-diff patch file. Improper handling of consecutive end-of-file newline markers can corrupt internal hunk single block of changes in diff data structures, causing the application to pass a NULL pointer...