Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ruby2.5 package, versions <2.5.1-1ubuntu1.12


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.59% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-RUBY25-2804387
  • published27 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 May 2022

Introduced: 27 Apr 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 ruby2.5 to version 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.12 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby2.5 package and not the ruby2.5 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 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 Scores

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