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CVE-2019-13636
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2019-13636
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.
CWEs
CWE-59
Published Date
Jul 17, 2019
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=dce4683cbbe107a95f1f0d45fabc304acfb5d71a
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00016.html
Third Party Advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=dce4683cbbe107a95f1f0d45fabc304acfb5d71a
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00016.html
Third Party Advisory
Analysis
#
Affected Component
Analysis
patch
Patched
Vulnerability Ratings
#
5.9
other
5.8
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
kirkstone
2.7.6
Patched
patch
yocto
master
2.8
Not Affected
Resolved with patches
#
patch (buildroot:2025.02.x)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Don't follow symlinks unless --follow-symlinks is given
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2019-13636
patch (buildroot:master)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Don't follow symlinks unless --follow-symlinks is given
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2019-13636
patch (yocto:kirkstone)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Don't follow symlinks unless --follow-symlinks is given
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2019-13636
patch (yocto:scarthgap)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Don't follow symlinks unless --follow-symlinks is given
Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org>
CVE-2019-13636