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vulnerabilityCVE-2018-20969
Name
CVE-2018-20969
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
patch
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


7.8
other
9.3
CVSSv2

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
2.7.6
Patched
buildroot
master
2.7.6
Patched
openwrt
master
2.8-r1
Not Affected
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
2.8-r1
Not Affected
yocto
kirkstone
2.7.6
Patched
yocto
master
2.8
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


patch (buildroot:2025.02.x)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Invoke ed directly instead of using the shell
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2018-20969
CVE-2019-13638

patch (buildroot:master)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Invoke ed directly instead of using the shell
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2018-20969
CVE-2019-13638

patch (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Invoke ed directly instead of using the shell
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2018-20969
CVE-2019-13638

patch (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Invoke ed directly instead of using the shell
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2018-20969
CVE-2019-13638