USN-3621-1: Ruby vulnerabilities
05 April 2018
Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.
Releases
Packages
Details
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-1000073)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000074)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000075)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain crypto signatures.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000076)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000077,
CVE-2018-1000078, CVE-2018-1000079)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
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libruby1.9.1
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1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8
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libruby2.0
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2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6
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ruby1.9.1
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1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8
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ruby1.9.3
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1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8
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ruby2.0
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2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-3685-1: libruby2.0, ruby1.9.1, libruby1.9.1, ruby1.9.3, libruby2.3, ruby2.3, ruby2.0
- USN-3621-2: libruby2.0, ruby1.9.1, libruby1.9.1, ruby1.9.3, ruby2.0