USN-4295-1: Rake vulnerability
rake vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Rake could be made run arbitrary commands it received a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- rake – Ruby make-like utility
Details
It was discovered that Rake incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary commands.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- rake – 12.3.1-3ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- rake – 12.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- rake – 10.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
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-4295-1: Rake vulnerability
