usn-5462-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-06-06 22:21
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
ruby2.3 vulnerability
Details

USN-5462-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ruby. This update provides the corresponding CVE-2022-28739 update for ruby2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

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  "details": "USN-5462-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ruby. This update provides\nthe corresponding CVE-2022-28739 update for ruby2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\nIt was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.\n",
  "id": "USN-5462-2",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:06Z",
  "published": "2022-06-06T22:21:58Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5462-2"
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "ruby2.3 vulnerability",
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}



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