Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for ruby

1) HTTP response splitting

EUVDB-ID: #VU69506

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33621

CWE-ID: CWE-113 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Response Splitting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP splitting attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to software does not corrector process CRLF character sequences when handling cookies. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request containing CRLF sequence and make the application to send a split HTTP response.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker perform cache poisoning attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.2

ruby (Red Hat package): before 3.0.4-161.el9_2.1

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4542

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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