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UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6838
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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6838
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6838.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6838
Upstream
CVE-2020-6838
Published
2020-01-11T03:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T06:45:29.651748Z
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Calculator
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Summary
[none]
Details
In mruby 2.1.0, there is a use-after-free in hash
values
at in mrbgems/mruby-hash-ext/src/hash-ext.c.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6838
https://github.com/mruby/mruby/issues/4926
https://github.com/mruby/mruby/commit/fc8fb41451b07b3fda0726ba80e88e509ad02452
https://github.com/mruby/mruby/commit/70e574689664c10ed2c47581999cc2ce3e3c5afb
https://github.com/mruby/mruby/commit/2742ded32fe18f88833d76b297f5c2170b6880c3
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6838
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
/
mruby
Package
Name
mruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mruby@1.2.0+20160315+git4f20d58a-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
1.*
1.1.0+20150817+gita1731254-1
1.1.0+20150906+git1cbbb7e1-1
1.2.0+20160315+git4f20d58a-1
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
/
mruby
Package
Name
mruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mruby@1.4.0-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
1.*
1.3.0-1
1.3.0+20170925+git38185028-1
1.3.0+20171029+git77edafb0-1
1.4.0-1
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
/
mruby
Package
Name
mruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mruby@2.0.0-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
2.*
2.0.0-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
/
mruby
Package
Name
mruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mruby@3.0.0-3?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
2.*
2.1.2-3
3.*
3.0.0-1
3.0.0-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
/
mruby
Package
Name
mruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mruby@3.2.0-2?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
3.*
3.2.0-1
3.2.0-2
Ubuntu:25.04
/
mruby
Package
Name
mruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mruby@3.3.0-1?arch=source&distro=plucky
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
3.*
3.3.0-1
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6838 - OSV