CVE-2019-13636
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-11.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-11.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-11.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-11.el8.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-0:2.7.6-11.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-debuginfo-0:2.7.6-11.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-debuginfo-0:2.7.6-11.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-debuginfo-0:2.7.6-11.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-debuginfo-0:2.7.6-11.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-debugsource-0:2.7.6-11.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-debugsource-0:2.7.6-11.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-debugsource-0:2.7.6-11.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - Fixedpatch-debugsource-0:2.7.6-11.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1852 - FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 1152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 2152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 3152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on BPC 9102Sphoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on RFC 4072Sphoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (39)
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advisories (2)
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- RHSA-2020:1852Red Hat Security Advisory: patch security and bug fix update2020-04-28csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. 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.
- VDE-2025-053Phoenix Contact: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware2025-07-08csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE
Multiple Linux component vulnerabilities fixed in latest PLCnext Firmware release 2025.0.2
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sources
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references (39)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4489cnnvd
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=dce4683cbbe107a95f1f0d45fabc304acfb5d71acnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00016.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13636cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153750/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4071-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157454/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-1852-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/54cnnvd
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