[USN-3685-2] Ruby regression

Severity Medium

Affected Packages 5

CVEs 1

USN-3685-1 introduced a regression in Ruby.

USN-3685-1 fixed a vulnerability in Ruby. The fix for CVE-2017-0903 introduced
a regression in Ruby. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Some of these CVE were already addressed in previous
USN: 3439-1, 3553-1, 3528-1. Here we address for
the remain releases.

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to cause a buffer overrun. (CVE-2017-0898)

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 was vulnerable to a DNS hijacking vulnerability.
An attacker could use this to possibly force the RubyGems client to download
and install gems from a server that the attacker controls. (CVE-2017-0902)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain YAML files.
An attacker could use this to possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-0903)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-14064)

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 network requests.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject a crafted key into a HTTP
response. (CVE-2017-17742)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
This update is only addressed to ruby2.0. (CVE-2018-1000074)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain network requests.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-8777)

Package	Affected Version
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0?distro=trusty	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0-tcltk?distro=trusty	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0-doc?distro=trusty	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0-dev?distro=trusty	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.0?distro=trusty	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1

ID

USN-3685-2

Severity

medium

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3685-2

Published

2021-03-25T15:43:03
(3 years ago)

Modified

2021-03-25T15:43:03
(3 years ago)

Other Advisories

Type	Package URL	Namespace	Name / Product	Version	Distribution / Platform
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0?distro=trusty	ubuntu	ruby2.0	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1	trusty
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0-tcltk?distro=trusty	ubuntu	ruby2.0-tcltk	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1	trusty
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0-doc?distro=trusty	ubuntu	ruby2.0-doc	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1	trusty
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0-dev?distro=trusty	ubuntu	ruby2.0-dev	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1	trusty
Affected	pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.0?distro=trusty	ubuntu	libruby2.0	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13+esm1	trusty

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