USN-6960-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6960-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6960-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6960-1
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Published
2024-08-14T16:16:36.726787Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:38:16Z
Summary
ruby-rmagick vulnerability
Details

Nick Browning discovered that RMagick incorrectly handled memory under certain operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ruby-rmagick

Package

Name
ruby-rmagick
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-rmagick@2.16.0-6ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.16.0-6ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.16.0-6
2.16.0-6build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-rmagick",
            "binary_version": "2.16.0-6ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-5349",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / ruby-rmagick

Package

Name
ruby-rmagick
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-rmagick@4.2.3-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.3-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm2

Affected versions

2.*

2.16.0-7

4.*

4.2.3-2
4.2.3-2build1
4.2.3-2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-rmagick",
            "binary_version": "4.2.3-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-5349",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}