QID 355435

Date Published: 2023-06-15

QID 355435: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ruby : ALAS2-2023-2084

A redos issue was discovered in the time component through 0.2.1 in ruby through 3.2.1.
The time parser mishandles invalid urls that have specific characters.
It causes an increase in execution time for parsing strings to time objects.
The fixed versions are 0.1.1 and 0.2.2. (
( CVE-2023-28756)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2023-2084 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
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    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2-2023-2084 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2084.html