SB2022051928 - Fedora 34 update for rubygem-git



SB2022051928 - Fedora 34 update for rubygem-git

Published: May 19, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022051928
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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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.