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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-12.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bed37652846e --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201612-12"> + <title>Patch: Denial of service</title> + <synopsis>Patch is vulnerable to a locally generated Denial of Service + condition. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">patch</product> + <announced>2016-12-05</announced> + <revised count="1">2016-12-05</revised> + <bug>538658</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-devel/patch" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.7.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.7.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Patch takes a patch file containing a difference listing produced by the + diff program and applies those differences to one or more original files, + producing patched versions. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Due to a flaw in Patch, the application can enter an infinite loop when + processing a specially crafted diff file. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A local attacker could pass a specially crafted diff file to Patch, + possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All patch users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/patch-2.7.4" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-02-25T07:47:45Z"> + BlueKnight + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-12-05T01:16:43Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |