Debian dla-3298 : ruby-rack - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 170885

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3298 advisory.

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3298-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta January 31, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : ruby-rack Version : 2.0.6-3+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2020-8161 CVE-2020-8184 CVE-2022-44570 CVE-2022-44571 CVE-2022-44572 Debian Bug : 963477 1029832

Several vulnerabilities, like directory traversal vulnerability, ReDoS vulnerability, et al, were found in ruby-rack, a modular Ruby webserver interface.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.6-3+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-rack packages.

For the detailed security status of ruby-rack please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ruby-rack

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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

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 ruby-rack packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ruby-rack

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8161

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8184

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-44570

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-44571

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-44572

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/ruby-rack

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 170885

File Name: debian_DLA-3298.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/31/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8184

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8161

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-rack

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8161, CVE-2020-8184, CVE-2022-44570, CVE-2022-44571, CVE-2022-44572