| Name | CVE-2015-1196 |
| Description | GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 775227 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| patch (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.7.5-1+deb8u3 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 2.7.5-1+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster, buster (security) | 2.7.6-3+deb10u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm | 2.7.6-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| patch | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| patch | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| patch | source | (unstable) | 2.7.1-7 | | | 775227 |
Notes
[wheezy] - patch <not-affected> (Support for git-style patches added in 2.7)
[squeeze] - patch <not-affected> (Support for git-style patches added in 2.7)