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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2016-7798: ruby security update

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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2016-7798: ruby security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/30/2017
Created
09/13/2019
Added
09/12/2019
Modified
09/12/2019

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(s)

  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ruby
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ruby-irb
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ruby-libs

References

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