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TI-2019-10248 Aliases CVE-2019-13638GHSA-vqpq-8jvg-rwmx

GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This is different from CVE-2018-1000156.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04493 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:4061 Released 2019-12-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    patch security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4) patch-2.7.1-11.el7_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4) patch-2.7.1-11.el7_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4) patch-2.7.1-11.el7_4
  • RHSA-2019:3758 Released 2019-11-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    patch security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.6) patch-2.7.1-11.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) patch-2.7.1-11.el7_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) patch-2.7.1-11.el7_6
  • RHSA-2019:3757 Released 2019-11-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    patch security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.5) patch-2.7.1-11.el7_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) patch-2.7.1-11.el7_5
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2019:2964 Released 2019-10-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    patch security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) patch-2.7.1-12.el7_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) patch-2.7.1-12.el7_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) patch-2.7.1-12.el7_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) patch-2.7.1-12.el7_7
  • RHSA-2019:2798 Released 2019-09-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    patch security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) patch-2.7.6-9.el8_0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:2798
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2964
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2964
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2019:3757
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2019:3758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2964
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2019:4061
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2019:4061
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2019:3757
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2019:3758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2019:4061
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2964
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:3758
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-13638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqpq-8jvg-rwmx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 10

Other 4

Sources

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