vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7798: Security patch for ruby23 (ALAS-2017-880)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 30, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | Feb 2, 2018 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 30, 2017
Added
Sep 1, 2017
Modified
Feb 2, 2018
Description
The openssl gem for Ruby uses the same initialization vector (IV) in GCM Mode (aes-*-gcm) when the IV is set before the key, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-ruby23
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