Fedora EPEL 8 update for rubygem-git



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-47318
CWE-ID CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

rubygem-git
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU70700

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47318

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user can use a specially crafted filename and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Upgrade rubygem-git to version 1.13.0-1.el8.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 8

rubygem-git: before 1.13.0-1.el8

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-4bfde08e46


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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