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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-0899: Important: ruby security update (CESA-2018:0378)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-0899: Important: ruby security update (CESA-2018:0378)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/31/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/13/2018
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-ruby
  • centos-upgrade-ruby-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-ruby-devel
  • centos-upgrade-ruby-doc
  • centos-upgrade-ruby-irb
  • centos-upgrade-ruby-libs
  • centos-upgrade-ruby-tcltk
  • centos-upgrade-rubygem-bigdecimal
  • centos-upgrade-rubygem-io-console
  • centos-upgrade-rubygem-json
  • centos-upgrade-rubygem-minitest
  • centos-upgrade-rubygem-psych
  • centos-upgrade-rubygem-rake
  • centos-upgrade-rubygem-rdoc
  • centos-upgrade-rubygems
  • centos-upgrade-rubygems-devel

References

  • 100576
  • DSA-3966
  • GLSA-201710-01
  • CVE-2017-0899
  • RHSA-2017:3485
  • RHSA-2018:0378
  • RHSA-2018:0583
  • RHSA-2018:0585
  • 1039249
  • USN-3439-1
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