USN-3945-1: Ruby vulnerabilities
11 April 2019
Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.
Releases
Packages
Details
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain RubyGems.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.
(CVE-2019-8320)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-8321, CVE-2019-8322, CVE-2019-8323, CVE-2019-8324, CVE-2019-8325)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
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libruby1.9.1
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1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14
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libruby2.0
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2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13
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ruby1.9.1
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1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14
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ruby1.9.3
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1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14
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ruby2.0
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2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.