GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html
seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967