SB2022051927 - Fedora 36 update for rubygem-git
Published: May 19, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022051927
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25648)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when calling the fetch(remote = 'origin', opts = {}) function. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands via git argument.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.