vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2019-16255: Ruby: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 26, 2019 | Mar 16, 2020 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 26, 2019
Added
Mar 16, 2020
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
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
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-ruby
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