Resource Exhaustion Affecting rubygem-bson package, versions <0:4.3.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3656+f80bfa1d
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.38% (74th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-RUBYGEMBSON-1933640
- published 20 Nov 2021
- disclosed 15 Nov 2021
Introduced: 15 Nov 2021
CVE-2021-41817 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 rubygem-bson to version 0:4.3.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3656+f80bfa1d or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-bson package and not the rubygem-bson 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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41817
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5779
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1254844
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/11/15/date-parsing-method-regexp-dos-cve-2021-41817/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UTOJGS5IEFDK3UOO7IY4OTTFGHGLSWZF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUXQCH6FRKANCVZO2Q7D2SQX33FP3KWN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUXQCH6FRKANCVZO2Q7D2SQX33FP3KWN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UTOJGS5IEFDK3UOO7IY4OTTFGHGLSWZF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27
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