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CVE-2018-6951
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2018-6951
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
An issue was discovered in GNU patch through 2.7.6. There is a segmentation fault, associated with a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service in the intuit_diff_type function in pch.c, aka a "mangled rename" issue.
CWEs
CWE-476
Published Date
Feb 13, 2018
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103044
VDB Entry
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=f290f48a621867084884bfff87f8093c15195e6a
Patch
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53132
Issue Tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103044
VDB Entry
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=f290f48a621867084884bfff87f8093c15195e6a
Patch
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53132
Issue Tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
Third Party Advisory
Analysis
#
Affected Component
Analysis
patch
Patched
Vulnerability Ratings
#
7.5
other
5
CVSSv2
Others affected components
#
Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
patch
buildroot
2025.02.x
2.7.6
Patched
patch
buildroot
master
2.7.6
Patched
patch
openwrt
master
2.8-r1
Not Affected
patch
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
2.8-r1
Not Affected
patch
yocto
master
2.8
Not Affected
patch
yocto
scarthgap
2.7.6
Patched
Resolved with patches
#
patch (buildroot:2025.02.x)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix segfault with mangled rename patch
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2018-6951
patch (buildroot:master)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix segfault with mangled rename patch
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2018-6951
patch (yocto:kirkstone)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix segfault with mangled rename patch
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2018-6951
patch (yocto:scarthgap)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix segfault with mangled rename patch
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2018-6951