CVE catalog

CVE-2016-10713

patch: CVE-2016-10713

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Feb 13, 2018, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.56% · Oct 25, 2026

An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.

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`	fixed
Debian	patch	forky	`2.8.1-1`	fixed
Debian	patch	trixie	`2.8-2`	fixed
Debian	patch	bookworm	`2.7.6-7`	fixed
Alpine	patch	3.4	`2.7.5-r3`	fixed
Alpine	patch	3.5	`2.7.5-r3`	fixed
Alpine	patch	3.6	`2.7.5-r3`	fixed
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`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	14.04	`2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	patch	16.04	`2.7.5-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	16.04	`2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1`	fixed
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`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	14.04	`2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	patch	16.04	`2.7.5-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	patch	16.04	`2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1`	fixed
Opensuse	patch	tumbleweed	`2.7.6-3.43`	fixed
Suse	patch	linux enterprise desktop 12 sp3	`2.7.5-8.5.1`	fixed
Suse	patch	linux enterprise server 12 sp3	`2.7.5-8.5.1`	fixed
Suse	patch	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp3	`2.7.5-8.5.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	patch	source	sid	`2.7.6-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	patch	source	forky	`2.7.6-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	patch	source	trixie	`2.7.6-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	patch	source	bookworm	`2.7.6-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Alpine	patch	apk	3.4	`2.7.5-r3`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2016-10713	Not reported
Alpine	patch	apk	3.5	`2.7.5-r3`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2016-10713	Not reported
Alpine	patch	apk	3.6	`2.7.5-r3`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2016-10713	Not reported
Ubuntu	patch	deb	14.04	`2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4`	Not reported	USN-3624-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	patch	deb	16.04	`2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1`	Not reported	USN-3624-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	patch	deb	14.04	`2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10713	Not reported
Ubuntu	patch	deb	16.04	`2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10713	Not reported
Opensuse	patch	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.7.6-3.43`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11151-1	Not reported
Suse	patch	rpm	linux enterprise desktop 12 sp3	`2.7.5-8.5.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:1128-1	Not reported
Suse	patch	rpm	linux enterprise server 12 sp3	`2.7.5-8.5.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:1128-1	Not reported
Suse	patch	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp3	`2.7.5-8.5.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:1128-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[patch]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.7.6-7 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.6-1
  dsa · patch · debian · bookworm; dsa · patch · debian · 12
- 2.7.6-7 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.6-1
  dsa · patch · debian · bookworm; dsa · patch · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[patch]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.8-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.6-1
  dsa · patch · debian · 13
- 2.8-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.6-1
  dsa · patch · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[patch]Fixed
Source package: [patch]
Details (1)
- 2.8-3.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.6-3.43
  dsa · patch · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:19:03 PM UTC

References

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