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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45261
An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
patch
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13
patch
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14
patch
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org