CVE-2022-0890

Interpreter crash via unpacked Fiber resume arguments

Published Mar 10, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

NULL pointer dereference in mruby before 3.2 allows local users to crash the interpreter by running a crafted Ruby program. The fiber_switch path stores 15 or more resume arguments directly in the VM frame even though the call-info format requires that count to be represented as one packed array. Attacker-controlled code must be executed locally or by a consuming application with mruby-fiber included; the documented impact is a process crash without confidentiality or integrity loss.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.83%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in mruby before 3.2 allows local users to crash the interpreter by running a crafted Ruby program. The fiber_switch path stores 15 or more resume arguments directly in the VM frame even though the call-info format requires that count to be represented as one packed array. Attacker-controlled code must be executed locally or by a consuming application with mruby-fiber included; the documented impact is a process crash without confidentiality or integrity loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0890
Published
Mar 10, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
mruby
Product
mruby
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <3.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

mruby · mrubyversion=unspecified <3.2

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5huntr.dev CNACVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.1NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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