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patch: Fix of CVE-2021-45261

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2021-45261: clear the range of p_line[] pointers in another_hunk() before they are used and freed, instead of advancing p_end past uninitialised entries (SUSE vendor fix; no upstream fix exists)

Products
patch
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.7.6-16.el9_2.tuxcare.els2
CVEs
CVE-2021-45261
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 10:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

patch: Fix of CVE-2021-45261

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Sept 2026, 13:26 UTC

- CVE-2021-45261: clear the range of p_line[] pointers in another_hunk() before they are used and freed, instead of advancing p_end past uninitialised entries (SUSE vendor fix; no upstream fix exists)

osv:CLSA-2026-1788355583

patch

Fixed versions: 2.7.6-16.el9_2.tuxcare.els2

Complete source record
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  "id": "14129d5336e1fb44270e0c05fdd51b711ea94087990588393050b49d8481026d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1788355583",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "patch: Fix of CVE-2021-45261",
    "summary": "- CVE-2021-45261: clear the range of p_line[] pointers in another_hunk() before they are used and freed, instead of advancing p_end past uninitialised entries (SUSE vendor fix; no upstream fix exists)",
    "evidence": "osv:CLSA-2026-1788355583",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "patch",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.7.6-16.el9_2.tuxcare.els2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CLSA-2026-1788355583",
      "aliases": [
        "CLSA-2026-1788355583"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "patch",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/tuxcare/patch?distro=almalinux-9.2",
            "ecosystem": "TuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/cloudlinux/tuxcare-osv/tree/main/data/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/CLSA-2026-1788355583.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T09:30:33.222319396Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2021-45261"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/CLSA-2026-1788355583.html",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45261"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-45261",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 447126,
  "published_at": "2026-09-02T13:26:34+00:00"
}