CVE-2017-9527

NameCVE-2017-9527
DescriptionThe mark_context_stack function in gc.c in mruby through 1.2.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rb file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2996-1
Debian Bugs865778

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mruby (PTS)buster2.0.0-1fixed
bullseye2.1.2-3fixed
bookworm3.1.0-3fixed
sid, trixie3.3.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mrubysourceexperimental1.2.0+20170601+git51e0e690-1
mrubysourcestretch1.2.0+20161228+git30d5424a-1+deb9u1DLA-2996-1
mrubysource(unstable)1.3.0-1low865778

Notes

[jessie] - mruby <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/mruby/mruby/issues/3486
Fixed by: https://github.com/mruby/mruby/commit/5c114c91d4ff31859fcd84cf8bf349b737b90d99

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