vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-16255: ELSA-2021-2587: ruby:2.5 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 26, 2019 | Jul 2, 2021 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 26, 2019
Added
Jul 2, 2021
Modified
Dec 3, 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.
Solutions
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