SB2020101705 - OpenSUSE Linux update for rubygem-activesupport-5_1

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SB2020101705 - OpenSUSE Linux update for rubygem-activesupport-5_1

Published: October 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020101705
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8165)

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber


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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in the "MemCacheStore" and "RedisCacheStore". A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application using the "raw: true" parameter and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References