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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-16396: Moderate: ruby security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-16396: Moderate: ruby security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/16/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in Ruby before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, 2.5.x before 2.5.2, and 2.6.x before 2.6.0-preview3. It does not taint strings that result from unpacking tainted strings with some formats.

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

  • DSA-4332
  • CVE-2018-16396
  • RHSA-2018:3729
  • RHSA-2018:3730
  • RHSA-2018:3731
  • RHSA-2019:2028

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