SB2016011808 - Amazon Linux AMI update for ruby19, ruby20, ruby21, ruby22
Published: January 18, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016011808
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7551)
The vulnerability allows context-dependent attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string, related to the DL module and the libffi library.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.