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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:48:17 -0700
From: Reed Loden <reed@...dloden.com>
To: Assign a CVE Identifier <cve-assign@...re.org>
Cc: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com, security@...y-lang.org
Subject: Re: CVE request: Two ruby 'dl' vulnerabilities fixed in ruby-1.9.1-p129
On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 5:27 AM, <cve-assign@...re.org> wrote:
> > * DL::Function#call could pass tainted arguments to a C function even if
> > $SAFE > 0.
> >
> https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/7269e3de3cee3bbb6ab77fc708f3a10cab00b65e
>
> > These seem to be different issues than CVE-2008-3657.
>
> Please clarify what research you have done to reach this conclusion
> for the DL::Function#call issue. Finding information about
> vulnerabilities with different dates does not always mean that
> separate CVE IDs are used. For example, if a 2008 patch was
> ineffective in the sense that it did not actually fix any aspect of a
> CVE-2008-xxxx vulnerability, and then an effective patch and a new
> advisory were produced in 2009, the previously assigned CVE-2008-xxxx
> ID would continue to be used - there would not be a new CVE-2009-yyyy
> ID.
>
> The available information about CVE-2008-3657 includes the "Lack of
> taintness check in dl" section of
>
> https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/
> with "dl doesn't check taintness ... This vulnerability was reported
> by sheepman" and "Please upgrade to ... 1.8.7-p72." See the
> ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ archives.
>
> Comparing ext/dl/sym.c between p71 and p72 shows a new
> rb_check_safe_obj(pval) line in rb_dlsym_call.
>
> Comparing ext/dl/dl.c between p71 and p72 shows new instances of
> OBJ_INFECT, among other changes.
>
> The 2009 commit mentions "Patch by sheepman" and a change to a .rb
> file (no changes to any .c file).
>
> Is the 2009 issue a new issue because it is specific to a "tainted
> arguments to a C function" attack, and the 2008 patch correctly
> resolved the 2008 test case involving uname?
>
Sorry, not a Ruby developer, so not really able to give an authoritative
answer here (cc'ing security@...y-lang.org to see if they can help). I am
just trying to track all Ruby vulnerabilities for inclusion into
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db, and I noticed those never had
CVEs assigned (yet the Ruby devs considered them security issues).
To help with this, here is the 2008 diff --
https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/48c7bb17de234f881b775128b354715ece973415
Hopefully, one of the Ruby core devs can jump in here and give a better
answer.
~reed
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