RHSA-2022:6855: Moderate: rh-ruby30-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Oct 11, 2022
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Updated

Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language. It has features to process text files and to perform system management tasks.<br>The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: rh-ruby30-ruby (3.0.4). (BZ#2128628)<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> ruby: buffer overflow in CGI.escapehtml (CVE-2021-41816)</li> <li> ruby: Regular expression denial of service vulnerability of Date parsing methods (CVE-2021-41817)</li> <li> ruby: Cookie prefix spoofing in CGI::Cookie.parse (CVE-2021-41819)</li> <li> Ruby: Double free in Regexp compilation (CVE-2022-28738)</li> <li> Ruby: Buffer overrun in String-to-Float conversion (CVE-2022-28739)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.<br>Bug Fix(es):<br><li> rh-ruby30 ruby: User-installed rubygems plugins are not being loaded (BZ#2128629)</li>

Affected Software

37 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-debuginfo<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-default-gems<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-devel<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-doc<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-libs<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-bigdecimal<3.0.0-149.el7
3.0.0-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-bundler<2.2.33-149.el7
2.2.33-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-io-console<0.5.7-149.el7
0.5.7-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-irb<1.3.5-149.el7
1.3.5-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-json<2.5.1-149.el7
2.5.1-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-minitest<5.14.2-149.el7
5.14.2-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-psych<3.3.2-149.el7
3.3.2-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-rake<13.0.3-149.el7
13.0.3-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-rbs<1.4.0-149.el7
1.4.0-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-rexml<3.2.5-149.el7
3.2.5-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-rss<0.2.9-149.el7
0.2.9-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-test-unit<3.3.7-149.el7
3.3.7-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-typeprof<0.15.2-149.el7
0.15.2-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygems<3.2.33-149.el7
3.2.33-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygems-devel<3.2.33-149.el7
3.2.33-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-debuginfo<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-devel<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-libs<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-bigdecimal<3.0.0-149.el7
3.0.0-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-io-console<0.5.7-149.el7
0.5.7-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-json<2.5.1-149.el7
2.5.1-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-psych<3.3.2-149.el7
3.3.2-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-debuginfo<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-devel<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-ruby-libs<3.0.4-149.el7
3.0.4-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-bigdecimal<3.0.0-149.el7
3.0.0-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-io-console<0.5.7-149.el7
0.5.7-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-json<2.5.1-149.el7
2.5.1-149.el7
redhat/rh-ruby30-rubygem-psych<3.3.2-149.el7
3.3.2-149.el7

Remediation

Event History

Jan 18, 2025
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·03:19 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2022:6855?

The severity of RHSA-2022:6855 is classified as moderate.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2022:6855?

You can fix RHSA-2022:6855 by upgrading to the patched version 3.0.4-149.el7 of the affected packages.

3

What are the affected packages in RHSA-2022:6855?

The affected packages in RHSA-2022:6855 include rh-ruby30-ruby, rh-ruby30-ruby-devel, and several rh-ruby30-rubygem packages.

4

Is RHSA-2022:6855 a critical vulnerability?

No, RHSA-2022:6855 is not a critical vulnerability; it is rated as moderate.

5

What platforms are impacted by RHSA-2022:6855?

RHSA-2022:6855 impacts Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 systems that utilize the affected Ruby packages.

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