Ubuntu Security Update USN-3439-1: Ruby vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3439-1


5th October, 2017

ruby1.9.1 vulnerabilities


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary


Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.

Software description

• ruby1.9.1 - Object-oriented scripting language

Details


It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to cause a buffer overrun.
(CVE-2017-0898)

Yusuke Endoh discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this to execute terminal escape sequences.
(CVE-2017-0899)

Yusuke Endoh discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-0900)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this to overwrite any file on the filesystem.
(CVE-2017-0901)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-10784)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-14033)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-14064)

Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5
libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5
ruby1.9.3 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References


CVE-2017-0898, CVE-2017-0899, CVE-2017-0900, CVE-2017-0901, CVE-2017-10784, CVE-2017-14033, CVE-2017-14064

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