| Name | CVE-2021-45261 |
| Description | An Invalid Pointer vulnerability exists in GNU patch 2.7 via the another_hunk function, which causes a Denial of Service. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| patch (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 2.7.6-7 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2.8-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| patch | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61685
Negligible security impact