diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/lrzsz/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/lrzsz/default.nix
index 55c11b00c93c..09e90ca07940 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/lrzsz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/lrzsz/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, gettext, fetchurl, fetchpatch }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "lrzsz-0.12.20";
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1wcgfa9fsigf1gri74gq0pa7pyajk12m4z69x7ci9c6x9fqkd2y2";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "CVE-2018-10195.patch";
+      url = "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=79507";
+      sha256 = "0jlh8w0cjaz6k56f0h3a0h4wgc51axmrdn3mdspk7apjfzqcvx3c";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ gettext ];
+
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--program-transform-name=s/^l//" ];