Bug 2035081 (CVE-2021-45261) - CVE-2021-45261 patch: Invalid Pointer via another_hunk function
Summary: CVE-2021-45261 patch: Invalid Pointer via another_hunk function
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2021-45261
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2035082 2035217 2035218
Blocks: 2035089
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Reported: 2021-12-22 20:26 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2025-02-04 17:12 UTC (History)
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2021-12-22 20:26:57 UTC 
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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https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61685
Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2021-12-22 20:27:13 UTC 
Created patch tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2035082]
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