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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-0902: Security patch for ruby24 ((Multiple Advisories))

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 31, 2017
Added
Oct 3, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022

Description

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to a DNS hijacking vulnerability that allows a MITM attacker to force the RubyGems client to download and install gems from a server that the attacker controls.

Solutions

amazon-linux-upgrade--ruby23amazon-linux-upgrade-ruby22amazon-linux-upgrade-ruby24
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