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Package "diffutils"

Name: diffutils

Description:

File comparison utilities
Latest version: 1:3.12-1ubuntu0.1
Release: resolute (26.04)
Level: security
Repository: main
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/

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Version: 1:3.12-1ubuntu0.1 2026-08-31 11:07:44 UTC

diffutils (1:3.12-1ubuntu0.1) resolute-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: Integer Overflow
    - debian/patches/CVE-2026-53910-1.patch: diff3: check for integer overflows
      when reading line numbers from diff in NEWS, THANKS, src/diff3.c.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2026-53910-2.patch: diff3: prevent overflow in line
      offsets in src/diff3.c.
    - CVE-2026-53910

 -- John Breton Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:14:58 -0400
CVE-2026-53910 diff3 tool from GNU diffutils is vulnerable to a heap‑based buffer overflow due to multiple signed integer overflows in line‑mapping calculations. In


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