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.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5677-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 03, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : ruby3.1 CVE ID : CVE-2024-27280 CVE-2024-27281 CVE-2024-27282

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Ruby language, which may result in information disclosure, denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 3.1.2-7+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby3.1 packages.

For the detailed security status of ruby3.1 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ruby3.1

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

Mailing list: [email protected]

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 libruby3.1 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 194971

File Name: debian_DSA-5677.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/4/2024

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27282

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27280

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

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27280, CVE-2024-27281, CVE-2024-27282

IAVA: 2024-A-0328

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