QID 356464

QID 356464: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ruby : ALAS2RUBY2.6-2023-004

An issue was discovered in ruby through 2.6.7, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.x through 3.0.1.
A malicious ftp server can use the pasv response to trick net::ftp into connecting back to a given ip address and port.
This potentially makes curl extract information about services that are otherwise private and not disclosed (e.g., the attacker can conduct port scans and service banner extractions). (
( CVE-2021-31810) an issue was discovered in ruby through 2.6.7, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.x through 3.0.1.
Net::imap does not raise an exception when starttls fails with an an unknown response, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass the tls protections by leveraging a network position between the client and the registry to block the starttls command, aka a "starttls stripping attack." (
( CVE-2021-32066)



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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 High - 7.4 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.8 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2RUBY2.6-2023-004 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 356464

    CVE-2021-31810 | CVE-2021-32066 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2RUBY2.6-2023-004 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASRUBY2.6-2023-004.html
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