In Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1, the UNIXServer.open and UNIXSocket.open methods are not checked for null characters. It may be connected to an unintended socket.
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Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
In Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1, the UNIXServer.open and UNIXSocket.open methods are not checked for null characters. It may be connected to an unintended socket.
April 3, 2018
November 21, 2024
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ruby2.3-tcltk (2.3.1-2~16.04.9) @ xenial | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ruby-0:2.0.0.648-36.el7 | 2019-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-ruby24-ruby-0:2.4.5-91.el7 | 2018-11-29 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-ruby25-ruby-0:2.5.3-6.el7 | 2018-11-29 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-ruby23-ruby-0:2.3.8-69.el7 | 2018-11-29 | redhat |
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