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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1000079: ELSA-2019-2028: ruby security update (MODERATE)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 15, 2018
Added
Jul 21, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

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.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-rubyoracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-develoracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-docoracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-bigdecimaloracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-io-consoleoracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-jsonoracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-minitestoracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-psychoracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-rakeoracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-rdocoracle-linux-upgrade-rubygemsoracle-linux-upgrade-rubygems-develoracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-irboracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-libsoracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-tcltk
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