ruby-rmagick memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ruby-rmagick. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-5349. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ruby-rmagick (Programming Language Software) (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 10/24/2023. The advisory is shared for download at security-tracker.debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-5349 since 10/03/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 281763 (Debian dla-4433 : ruby-rmagick - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (281763). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 281763
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4433 : ruby-rmagick - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/03/2023 🔍
10/24/2023 +21 days 🔍
10/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2026 +805 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1401
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5349 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243248

Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2023 23:37
Updated: 01/06/2026 04:12
Changes: 10/24/2023 23:37 (37), 11/15/2023 14:34 (24), 01/05/2026 21:27 (16), 01/06/2026 04:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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