Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ruby3.0 package, versions <3.0.2-7ubuntu2.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-RUBY30-2804385
  • 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:22.04 ruby3.0 to version 3.0.2-7ubuntu2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby3.0 package and not the ruby3.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 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 Base Scores

version 3.1