The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5462-2 advisory.

    USN-5462-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ruby. This update provides the corresponding CVE-2022-28739     update for ruby2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:5338 advisory.

  - There is a buffer over-read in Ruby before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, 3.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x before     3.1.2. It occurs in String-to-Float conversion, including Kernel#Float and String#to_f. (CVE-2022-28739)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 11.x prior to 11.7.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - This issue was addressed by removing additional entitlements. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS     Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may     be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2022-42825)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and     iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur     11.7.1. Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to disclosure of user information.
    (CVE-2022-42798)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in     macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1, macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected     parts of the file system (CVE-2022-42860)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur     11.7.1. A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files. (CVE-2022-46723)

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1,     iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey     12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    (CVE-2022-32944)

  - A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, macOS     Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
    (CVE-2022-46713)

  - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1,     macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. A buffer overflow     may result in arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-32941)

  - There is a buffer over-read in Ruby before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, 3.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x before     3.1.2. It occurs in String-to-Float conversion, including Kernel#Float and String#to_f. (CVE-2022-28739)

  - This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.1, macOS     Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.
    (CVE-2022-32862)

  - zlib through 1.2.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a     large gzip header extra field. NOTE: only applications that call inflateGetHeader are affected. Some     common applications bundle the affected zlib source code but may be unable to call inflateGetHeader (e.g.,     see the nodejs/node reference). (CVE-2022-37434)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS     Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. A user may     be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42800)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.6.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - This issue was addressed by removing additional entitlements. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS     Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may     be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2022-42825)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and     iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur     11.7.1. Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to disclosure of user information.
    (CVE-2022-42798)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in     macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1, macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected     parts of the file system (CVE-2022-42860)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur     11.7.1. A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files. (CVE-2022-46723)

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1,     iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey     12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    (CVE-2022-32944)

  - A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and     iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app may be     able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42803)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS     15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app may be able     to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42801)

  - A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, macOS     Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
    (CVE-2022-46713)

  - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1,     macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. A buffer overflow     may result in arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-32941)

  - There is a buffer over-read in Ruby before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, 3.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x before     3.1.2. It occurs in String-to-Float conversion, including Kernel#Float and String#to_f. (CVE-2022-28739)

  - This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.1, macOS     Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.
    (CVE-2022-32862)

  - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1,     macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Processing maliciously crafted web     content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42823)

  - zlib through 1.2.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a     large gzip header extra field. NOTE: only applications that call inflateGetHeader are affected. Some     common applications bundle the affected zlib source code but may be unable to call inflateGetHeader (e.g.,     see the nodejs/node reference). (CVE-2022-37434)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS     Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. A user may     be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42800)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
161920	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Ruby vulnerability (USN-5462-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	6/7/2022	8/29/2024	high
184652	Rocky Linux 8 : ruby:2.6 (RLSA-2022:5338)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	11/6/2023	11/6/2023	high
166457	macOS 11.x < 11.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213493)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	10/25/2022	5/28/2024	critical
166599	macOS 12.x < 12.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213494)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	10/27/2022	5/28/2024	critical

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