Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting ruby3.4-default-gems package, versions <0:3.4.8-31.1.hum1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.46% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-RUBY34DEFAULTGEMS-16552895
  • published9 May 2026
  • disclosed20 Jun 2008

Introduced: 20 Jun 2008

CVE-2008-2663  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 ruby3.4-default-gems to version 0:3.4.8-31.1.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:7307.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby3.4-default-gems package and not the ruby3.4-default-gems package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple integer overflows in the rb_ary_store function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, and 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2664, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. The CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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