Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte) Affecting rubygems-devel package, versions <0:2.0.14.1-36.el7
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- published14 Sept 2024
- disclosed28 Mar 2018
Introduced: 28 Mar 2018
CVE-2018-8779 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 rubygems-devel to version 0:2.0.14.1-36.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2028.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygems-devel package and not the rubygems-devel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
In Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1, the UNIXServer.open and UNIXSocket.open methods are not checked for null characters. It may be connected to an unintended socket.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103767
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/poisoned-nul-byte-unixsocket-cve-2018-8779/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-2-10-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-3-7-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-4-4-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-released/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8779
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3626-1/