Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ruby-irb package, versions <0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.3
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0.39% (74th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-RUBYIRB-3042909
- published 12 Oct 2022
- disclosed 9 May 2022
Introduced: 9 May 2022
CVE-2022-28739 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ruby-irb to version 0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1853.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby-irb package and not the ruby-irb package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
There is a buffer over-read in Ruby before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, 3.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2. It occurs in String-to-Float conversion, including Kernel#Float and String#to_f.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28739
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1248108
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-28739
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2022/04/12/buffer-overrun-in-string-to-float-cve-2022-28739/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0002/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213493
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213494
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/29
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/30
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/42
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00012.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27
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