CVE catalog

CVE-2010-4651

patch: CVE-2010-4651

Severity: Low
Published: Dec 30, 2010, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.87% · Oct 25, 2026

Directory traversal vulnerability in util.c in GNU patch 2.6.1 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a filename that is specified with a .. (dot dot) or full pathname, a related issue to CVE-2010-1679.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	patch	sid	`2.8.1-1`	vulnerable
Debian	patch	forky	`2.8.1-1`	vulnerable
Debian	patch	trixie	`2.8-2`	vulnerable
Debian	patch	bookworm	`2.7.6-7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	14.04	`2.7.1-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	14.04	`2.7.1-4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	14.04	`2.7.1-4ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	14.04	`2.7.1-4ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	14.04	`2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3`	fixed
Suse	patch	linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	fixed
Suse	patch	linux enterprise server 11 sp3-ltss	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	fixed
Suse	patch	linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	fixed
Suse	patch	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	fixed
Suse	patch	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	fixed
Opensuse	patch	tumbleweed	`2.7.5-1.112`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	patch	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	patch	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	patch	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	patch	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	patch	deb	14.04	`2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3`	Not reported	USN-2651-1	Not reported
Suse	patch	rpm	linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1	Not reported
Suse	patch	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp3-ltss	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1	Not reported
Suse	patch	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1	Not reported
Suse	patch	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1	Not reported
Suse	patch	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`2.5.9-252.22.7.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:1162-1	Not reported
Opensuse	patch	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.7.5-1.112`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10379-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[patch]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.7.6-7 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · patch · debian · bookworm; dsa · patch · debian · 12
- 2.7.6-7 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · patch · debian · bookworm; dsa · patch · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[patch]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.8-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · patch · debian · 13
- 2.8-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · patch · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[patch]Fixed
Source package: [patch]
Details (1)
- 2.8-3.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.5-1.112
  dsa · patch · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:07 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]