CVE-2019-13636

patch: the following of symlinks in inp.c and util.c is mishandled in cases other than input files

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.9

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 24, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')