SB2023091102 - Amazon Linux AMI update for ruby20
Published: September 11, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023091102
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9224)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.The weakness exists in the mbstring due to stack out-of-bounds read in match_at() during regular expression searching. A remote attacker can trigger a logical error involving order of validation and access in match_at() and read arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.