Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2019-16255: Security patch for ruby24 (ALAS-2020-1422)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2019-16255: Security patch for ruby24 (ALAS-2020-1422)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/01/2019
Created
09/02/2020
Added
09/01/2020
Modified
09/01/2020

Description

Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 allows code injection if the first argument (aka the "command" argument) to Shell#[] or Shell#test in lib/shell.rb is untrusted data. An attacker can exploit this to call an arbitrary Ruby method.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-ruby24

References

  • ALAS-2020-1422
  • CVE-2019-16255
  • USN-4201-1

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;