do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-08-16T03:36:12

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:19:26.375Z

Reserved: 2019-08-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-20969

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-08-16T04:15:09.860

Modified: 2019-09-05T16:15:11.323

Link: CVE-2018-20969

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-20969 - Bugzilla