Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting ruby-doc package, versions <0:2.0.0.648-35.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-RUBYDOC-1671650
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed17 Jun 2019

Introduced: 17 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-8322  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ruby-doc to version 0:2.0.0.648-35.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1249.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.6 and later through 3.0.2. The gem owner command outputs the contents of the API response directly to stdout. Therefore, if the response is crafted, escape sequence injection may occur.

CVSS Scores

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