GNU Patch 2.7 another_hunk denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in GNU Patch 2.7. The affected element is the function another_hunk. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-45261. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Patch 2.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function another_hunk. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 12/22/2021. The advisory is available at savannah.gnu.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-45261 since 12/20/2021. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299145 (openSUSE 16 Security Update : patch (openSUSE-SU-2026:20227-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (299145). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 299145
Nessus Name: openSUSE 16 Security Update : patch (openSUSE-SU-2026:20227-1)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/20/2021 🔍
12/22/2021 +2 days 🔍
12/22/2021 +0 days 🔍
02/17/2026 +1518 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: savannah.gnu.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-45261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-45261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-188898

Entryinfo

Created: 12/22/2021 20:24
Updated: 02/17/2026 02:07
Changes: 12/22/2021 20:24 (37), 12/25/2021 18:27 (1), 02/17/2026 02:07 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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