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CVE-2018-6952

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-415

Description

A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6.

Affected products

• GNU patch: through 2.7.6

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103047
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033
• https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53133
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103047
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033
• https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53133
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17

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