vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-6914: ELSA-2019-2028: ruby security update (MODERATE)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Mar 28, 2018 | Jul 21, 2020 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 28, 2018
Added
Jul 21, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Dir.mktmpdir method in the tmpdir library in Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1 might allow attackers to create arbitrary directories or files via a .. (dot dot) in the prefix argument.
It was found that the tmpdir and tempfile modules did not sanitize their file name argument. An attacker with control over the name could create temporary files and directories outside of the dedicated directory.
It was found that the tmpdir and tempfile modules did not sanitize their file name argument. An attacker with control over the name could create temporary files and directories outside of the dedicated directory.
Solutions
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