Amazon Linux 1 (EOL) Security Advisory: ALAS-2017-880
Advisory Released Date: 2017-08-31
Advisory Updated Date: 2017-08-31
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
IV Reuse in GCM Mode:
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. (CVE-2016-7798)
Affected Packages:
ruby23
Issue Correction:
Run yum update ruby23 or yum update --advisory ALAS-2017-880 to update your system.
New Packages:
i686:
ruby23-debuginfo-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.i686
ruby23-devel-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.i686
rubygem23-psych-2.1.0-1.15.amzn1.i686
rubygem23-io-console-0.4.5-1.15.amzn1.i686
ruby23-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.i686
rubygem23-bigdecimal-1.2.8-1.15.amzn1.i686
ruby23-libs-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.i686
noarch:
ruby23-doc-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.noarch
rubygems23-devel-2.5.2-1.15.amzn1.noarch
rubygem23-did_you_mean-1.0.0-1.15.amzn1.noarch
ruby23-irb-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.noarch
rubygems23-2.5.2-1.15.amzn1.noarch
src:
ruby23-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.src
x86_64:
ruby23-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.x86_64
rubygem23-io-console-0.4.5-1.15.amzn1.x86_64
ruby23-devel-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.x86_64
rubygem23-bigdecimal-1.2.8-1.15.amzn1.x86_64
ruby23-debuginfo-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.x86_64
ruby23-libs-2.3.4-1.15.amzn1.x86_64
rubygem23-psych-2.1.0-1.15.amzn1.x86_64