- Issued:
- 2018-06-27
- Updated:
- 2018-06-27
RHSA-2018:2094 - Important: patch security update
Synopsis
Important: patch security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
An update for patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).
Security Fix(es):
- patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands (CVE-2018-1000156)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.7 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 6.7 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- patch-2.6-8.el6_7.s390x.rpm
- patch-2.6-8.el6_7.src.rpm
- patch-debuginfo-2.6-8.el6_7.i686.rpm
- patch-debuginfo-2.6-8.el6_7.s390x.rpm
- patch-debuginfo-2.6-8.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
- patch-debuginfo-2.6-8.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
- patch-2.6-8.el6_7.i686.rpm
- patch-2.6-8.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
- patch-2.6-8.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.