Double Free Affecting rubygem-abrt package, versions <0:0.4.0-1.module+el8.4.0+594+11b6673a


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.63% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-RUBYGEMABRT-3189647
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed9 May 2022

Introduced: 9 May 2022

CVE-2022-28738  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 rubygem-abrt to version 0:0.4.0-1.module+el8.4.0+594+11b6673a or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:6450.

NVD Description

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

A double free was found in the Regexp compiler in Ruby 3.x before 3.0.4 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2. If a victim attempts to create a Regexp from untrusted user input, an attacker may be able to write to unexpected memory locations.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1