openSUSE-SU-2026:20227-1

csafDEsuse_csaf

Security update for patch

view advisory published 2026-02-13

Security update for patch

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describes (1)

Related CVEs.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2021-45261USmedium5.5—
An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service.
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references

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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remediations (4)

  • Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-160000.3.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Leap 16.0

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-160000.3.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Leap 16.0

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-160000.3.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Leap 16.0

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

  • Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-160000.3.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Leap 16.0

    To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

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