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Debian dsa-5677 : libruby3.1 - security update
critical Nessus Plugin ID 194971
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5677 advisory.- Buffer overread vulnerability in StringIO [fedora-38] (CVE-2024-27280)
- RCE vulnerability with .rdoc_options in RDoc [fedora-38] (CVE-2024-27281)
- sp2ip reports: If attacker-supplied data is provided to the Ruby regex compiler, it is possible to extract arbitrary heap data relative to the start of the text, including pointers and sensitive strings. (CVE-2024-27282)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade the libruby3.1 packages.See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ruby3.1
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-27280
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-27281
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 194971
File Name: debian_DSA-5677.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 5/4/2024
Updated: 5/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27282
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby3.1-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libruby3.1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby3.1-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby3.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/3/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2024