Resource Exhaustion Affecting ruby package, versions <0:3.0.4-141.module+el8.6.0+16311+3e5e17e9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.74% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-RUBY-1933600
  • published20 Nov 2021
  • disclosed15 Nov 2021

Introduced: 15 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-41817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 ruby to version 0:3.0.4-141.module+el8.6.0+16311+3e5e17e9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby package and not the ruby package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Date.parse in the date gem through 3.2.0 for Ruby allows ReDoS (regular expression Denial of Service) via a long string. The fixed versions are 3.2.1, 3.1.2, 3.0.2, and 2.0.1.

CVSS Scores

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