Improper Input Validation Affecting ruby2.5-devel-extra package, versions <2.5.5-4.3.1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.38% (74th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-SLES150-RUBY25DEVELEXTRA-2746501
- published 14 Apr 2022
- disclosed 10 Jul 2019
Introduced: 10 Jul 2019
CVE-2018-8779 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.0 ruby2.5-devel-extra to version 2.5.5-4.3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby2.5-devel-extra package and not the ruby2.5-devel-extra package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 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
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8779.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1087440
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1136906
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-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-2-3-7-released/
- 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/poisoned-nul-byte-unixsocket-cve-2018-8779/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3626-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103767
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028