Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte) Affecting ruby-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.67% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-RUBYDEBUGINFO-6371122
  • published5 Mar 2024
  • disclosed26 Nov 2019

Introduced: 26 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-15845  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-626  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-41  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ruby-debuginfo to version 0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2486.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby-debuginfo package and not the ruby-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 mishandles path checking within File.fnmatch functions.

CVSS Scores

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