vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5462-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5462-1",
  "summary": "ruby2.5, ruby2.7, ruby3.0 vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain regular expressions.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This\nissue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-28738)\n\nIt was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.\n(CVE-2022-28739)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28738",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28739"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2022-06-06T17:23:28Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:02Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "ruby2.5",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5@2.5.1-1ubuntu1.12?arch=source&distro=bionic"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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            {
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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        "2.5.0-4ubuntu1",
        "2.5.0-4ubuntu4",
        "2.5.0-5ubuntu1",
        "2.5.0-6ubuntu1",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.4",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.5",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.7",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.8",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.9",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.10",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11"
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
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            "binary_name": "libruby2.5",
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          {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.5",
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        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
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            }
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        "2.7.0-5ubuntu1.3",
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      },
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        "3.0.2-7ubuntu2"
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        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
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                }
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            {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
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                }
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5462-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28738"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28739"
    }
  ]
}