
CVE catalog
CVE-2018-6952
patch: CVE-2018-6952
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 8.19% · Oct 25, 2026
A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6.
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 |
| Alpine | patch | 3.10 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.11 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.12 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.13 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.14 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.15 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.16 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.17 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.18 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.19 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.20 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.21 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.22 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.23 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.24 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.7 | 2.7.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.8 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | patch | 3.9 | 2.7.6-r4 | fixed |
| Suse | patch | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 2.7.5-8.8.1 | fixed |
| Suse | patch | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 2.7.5-8.8.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | patch | tumbleweed | 2.7.6-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | patch | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp3 | 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | patch | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | patch | leap 15.3 | 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | patch | leap 15.4 | 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 | 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 |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.10 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.11 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.12 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.13 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.14 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.15 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.16 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.17 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.18 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.19 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.20 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.21 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.22 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.23 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.24 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.7 | 2.7.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.8 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Alpine | patch | apk | 3.9 | 2.7.6-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952 | Not reported |
| Suse | patch | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 2.7.5-8.8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | patch | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 2.7.5-8.8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | patch | rpm | tumbleweed | 2.7.6-5.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12060-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | patch | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp3 | 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:1925-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | patch | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:1925-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | patch | rpm | leap 15.3 | 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:1925-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | patch | rpm | leap 15.4 | 2.7.6-150000.5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:1925-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [patch]Affected
Details (2)
2.7.6-7· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · patch · debian · bookworm; dsa · patch · debian · 12
2.7.6-7· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · patch · debian · bookworm; dsa · patch · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [patch]Affected
Details (2)
2.8-2· amd64 · trixieAffected
dsa · patch · debian · 13
2.8-2· arm64 · trixieAffected
dsa · patch · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2019_2033.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-6952]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6952]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:1925-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12060-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6952]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]