CVE catalog
CVE-2022-28739
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28739
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.37% · Oct 25, 2026
There is a buffer over-read in Ruby before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, 3.x before 3.0.4, and 3.1.x before 3.1.2. It occurs in String-to-Float conversion, including Kernel#Float and String#to_f.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ruby2.7 | 11 | 2.7.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby2.7 | 11 | 2.7.4-1+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby2.7 | 11 | 2.7.4-1+deb11u2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-4ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.12 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.13 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.15 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-4ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.0-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~16.04.12 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.13 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.15 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.0~preview1-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.0-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.0-4ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.0-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.0-6ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.12 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.7 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby3.0 | 22.04 | 3.0.2-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby3.0 | 22.04 | 3.0.2-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby3.0 | 22.04 | 3.0.2-7ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby3.0 | 22.04 | 3.0.2-7ubuntu2.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ruby2.7 | deb | 11 | 2.7.4-1+deb11u2 | Not reported | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28739 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | deb | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm3 | Not reported | USN-5462-2 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | deb | pro | 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28739 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.5 | deb | 18.04 | 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.12 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28739 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.7 | deb | 20.04 | 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.7 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28739 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby3.0 | deb | 22.04 | 3.0.2-7ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28739 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2022_5338.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28739]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28739]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5462-2]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-28739.json]
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