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[USN-5235-1] Ruby vulnerabilities

Severity Medium
Affected Packages 21
CVEs 3
Info Packages Vulnerabilities

Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain HTML files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 21.04, and Ubuntu 21.10.
(CVE-2021-41816)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain regular expressions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a regular expression
denial of service. (CVE-2021-41817)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain cookie names.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access or expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-41819)

Package Affected Version
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7?distro=impish < 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7?distro=hirsute < 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.3
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7?distro=focal < 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-doc?distro=impish < 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-doc?distro=hirsute < 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.3
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-doc?distro=focal < 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-dev?distro=impish < 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-dev?distro=hirsute < 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.3
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-dev?distro=focal < 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5?distro=bionic < 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5-doc?distro=bionic < 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5-dev?distro=bionic < 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3?distro=xenial < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3-tcltk?distro=xenial < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3-doc?distro=xenial < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3-dev?distro=xenial < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.7?distro=impish < 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.7?distro=hirsute < 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.3
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.7?distro=focal < 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.5?distro=bionic < 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.3?distro=xenial < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2
ID
USN-5235-1
Severity
medium
URL
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5235-1
Published
2022-01-18T17:13:18
(2 years ago)
Modified
2022-01-18T17:13:18
(2 years ago)
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7?distro=impish ubuntu ruby2.7 < 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1 impish
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7?distro=hirsute ubuntu ruby2.7 < 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.3 hirsute
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7?distro=focal ubuntu ruby2.7 < 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6 focal
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-doc?distro=impish ubuntu ruby2.7-doc < 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1 impish
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-doc?distro=hirsute ubuntu ruby2.7-doc < 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.3 hirsute
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-doc?distro=focal ubuntu ruby2.7-doc < 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6 focal
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-dev?distro=impish ubuntu ruby2.7-dev < 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1 impish
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-dev?distro=hirsute ubuntu ruby2.7-dev < 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.3 hirsute
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7-dev?distro=focal ubuntu ruby2.7-dev < 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6 focal
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5?distro=bionic ubuntu ruby2.5 < 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11 bionic
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5-doc?distro=bionic ubuntu ruby2.5-doc < 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11 bionic
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5-dev?distro=bionic ubuntu ruby2.5-dev < 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11 bionic
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3?distro=xenial ubuntu ruby2.3 < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2 xenial
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3-tcltk?distro=xenial ubuntu ruby2.3-tcltk < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2 xenial
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3-doc?distro=xenial ubuntu ruby2.3-doc < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2 xenial
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3-dev?distro=xenial ubuntu ruby2.3-dev < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2 xenial
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.7?distro=impish ubuntu libruby2.7 < 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1 impish
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.7?distro=hirsute ubuntu libruby2.7 < 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.3 hirsute
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.7?distro=focal ubuntu libruby2.7 < 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6 focal
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.5?distro=bionic ubuntu libruby2.5 < 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11 bionic
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/libruby2.3?distro=xenial ubuntu libruby2.3 < 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2 xenial
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date