Improper Input Validation Affecting ruby3.2 package, versions <0:3.2.2-180.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-RUBY32-5430988
  • published20 Apr 2023
  • disclosed31 Mar 2023

Introduced: 31 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-28756  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 ruby3.2 to version 0:3.2.2-180.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-158.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby3.2 package and not the ruby3.2 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A ReDoS issue was discovered in the Time component through 0.2.1 in Ruby through 3.2.1. The Time parser mishandles invalid URLs that have specific characters. It causes an increase in execution time for parsing strings to Time objects. The fixed versions are 0.1.1 and 0.2.2.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1