Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting rubygem-mongo package, versions <0:2.8.0-1.module+el8.4.0+446+80b53620


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-RUBYGEMMONGO-3204179
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed26 Nov 2019

Introduced: 26 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-16255  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 rubygem-mongo to version 0:2.8.0-1.module+el8.4.0+446+80b53620 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:2588.

NVD Description

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

Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 allows code injection if the first argument (aka the "command" argument) to Shell#[] or Shell#test in lib/shell.rb is untrusted data. An attacker can exploit this to call an arbitrary Ruby method.

CVSS Scores

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