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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1000079: Moderate: ruby security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1000079: Moderate: ruby security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/13/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in gem installation that can result in the gem could write to arbitrary filesystem locations during installation. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must install a malicious gem. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

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

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