USN-3439-1: Ruby vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3439-1
5th October, 2017
ruby1.9.1 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.
Software description
- ruby1.9.1
– Object-oriented scripting language
Details
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to cause a buffer overrun.
(CVE-2017-0898)
Yusuke Endoh discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this to execute terminal escape sequences.
(CVE-2017-0899)
Yusuke Endoh discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-0900)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this to overwrite any file on the filesystem.
(CVE-2017-0901)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-10784)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-14033)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-14064)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
ruby1.9.1
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5
-
libruby1.9.1
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5
-
ruby1.9.3
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3439-1: Ruby vulnerabilities