CVE-2026-56289
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in patch to carry out a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in patch can be exploited to carry out denial-of-service attacks.
- Who is affected
- Users of the affected patch software.
- Urgency
- Remediation is low urgency as the impact is limited to denial-of-service.
- Action
- Apply the latest updates for the patch software.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- low[NEW] [low] patch: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-10
- unknownCVE-2026-56289: GNU patch is vulnerable to a denial of service (DoS) due to improper validation of hunk (singl…nvd · 2026-07-09
- unknownCVE-2026-56289: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition in GNU patchmsrc · 2026-07-02
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