Out-of-bounds Read Affecting rubygem-rss package, versions <0:0.2.9-141.module+el8.6.0+1002+a7dba0ac


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.37% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-RUBYGEMRSS-3273482
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed9 May 2022

Introduced: 9 May 2022

CVE-2022-28739  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 rubygem-rss to version 0:0.2.9-141.module+el8.6.0+1002+a7dba0ac or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:6450.

NVD Description

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

There is a buffer over-read in Ruby before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, 3.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2. It occurs in String-to-Float conversion, including Kernel#Float and String#to_f.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1