QID 240681

Date Published: 2022-09-21

QID 240681: Red Hat Update for ruby security (RHSA-2022:6585)

Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language.
It has features to process text files and to perform system management tasks...Security Fix(es):

    ruby: double free in regexp compilation (cve-2022-28738).
    Ruby: buffer overrun in string-to-float conversion (cve-2022-28739).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - extended update support 9.0 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems - extended update support 9.0 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian - extended update support 9.0 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server for power le - update services for sap solutions 9.0 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 9.0 x86_64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for arm 64 9 aarch64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 - extended update support 9.0 aarch64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for x86_64 - extended update support 9.0 x86_64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for power, little endian - extended update support 9.0 ppc64le.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for ibm z systems - extended update support 9.0 s390x.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for arm 64 - extended update support 9.0 aarch64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server for arm 64 - 4 years of updates 9.0 aarch64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server for ibm z systems - 4 years of updates 9.0 s390x.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:6585 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:6585 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6585