MGASA-2021-0172

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    MGASA-2021-0172

    Published: 2 Apr 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-13482

    Summary: Updated ruby-em-http-request packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Updated ruby-em-http-request packages fix security vulnerability: A flaw was found in rubygem-em-http-request. The eventmachine library does not verify the hostname in a TLS server certificate which can allow an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity (CVE-2020-13482).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0172.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27976, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/Z32PUJA6RGBZ3TKSOTGUXZ45662S3MVF/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ruby-em-http-request

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ruby-em-http-request?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.7-1.mga7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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