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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28755
Vulnerability in ruby2.3 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28755)
Summary
vulnerability in ruby2.3 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28755). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28755** has been found in ruby2.3.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade ruby2.3 to **2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "ruby2.3 UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28755" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28755 (ruby2.3) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in ruby2.3.
📍 Affected scope
ruby2.3 — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'ruby2.3' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'ruby2.3' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `ruby2.3` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade ruby2.3 to 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7ステージング環境で 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
ruby2.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
ruby2.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
ruby2.7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.11"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
ruby3.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.4"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
rubygems
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.5-2ubuntu1.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6055-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6055-2
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6087-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6181-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6219-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7735-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28755
- report https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2023/03/28/redos-in-uri-cve-2023-28755/
- report https://github.com/ruby/uri/releases/
- report https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2022/12/25/ruby-3-2-0-released/
- report https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/releases/
- report https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/8ce4ab146498879b65e22f1be951b25eebb79300
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28755