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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4201-1
November 26, 2019
ruby2.3, ruby2.5 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 19.10
– Ubuntu 19.04
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.
Software Description:
– ruby2.5: Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby
– ruby2.3: Object-oriented scripting language
Details:
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to pass path matching
what can lead to an unauthorized access. (CVE-2019-15845)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain regular expressions.
An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-16201)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain HTTP headers.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-16254)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-16255)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10:
libruby2.5 2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1
ruby2.5 2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.04:
libruby2.5 2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1
ruby2.5 2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6
ruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libruby2.3 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14
ruby2.3 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4201-1
CVE-2019-15845, CVE-2019-16201, CVE-2019-16254, CVE-2019-16255
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14
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