RHSA-2019:2028: Moderate: ruby security update

Published Aug 6, 2019
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Updated

Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language. It has features to process text files and to perform system management tasks.Security Fix(es): ruby: HTTP response splitting in WEBrick (CVE-2017-17742) ruby: DoS by large request in WEBrick (CVE-2018-8777) ruby: Buffer under-read in String#unpack (CVE-2018-8778) ruby: Unintentional directory traversal by poisoned NULL byte in Dir (CVE-2018-8780) ruby: Tainted flags are not propagated in Array#pack and String#unpack with some directives (CVE-2018-16396) rubygems: Path traversal when writing to a symlinked basedir outside of the root (CVE-2018-1000073) rubygems: Unsafe Object Deserialization Vulnerability in gem owner allowing arbitrary code execution on specially crafted YAML (CVE-2018-1000074) rubygems: Improper verification of signatures in tarball allows to install mis-signed gem (CVE-2018-1000076) rubygems: Missing URL validation on spec home attribute allows malicious gem to set an invalid homepage URL (CVE-2018-1000077) rubygems: XSS vulnerability in homepage attribute when displayed via gem server (CVE-2018-1000078) rubygems: Path traversal issue during gem installation allows to write to arbitrary filesystem locations (CVE-2018-1000079) ruby: Unintentional file and directory creation with directory traversal in tempfile and tmpdir (CVE-2018-6914) ruby: Unintentional socket creation by poisoned NULL byte in UNIXServer and UNIXSocket (CVE-2018-8779) rubygems: Infinite loop vulnerability due to negative size in tar header causes Denial of Service (CVE-2018-1000075) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.Additional Changes:For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Affected Software

34 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ruby<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-debuginfo<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-debuginfo<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-devel<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-doc<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-irb<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-libs<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-libs<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-tcltk<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-bigdecimal<1.2.0-36.el7
1.2.0-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-io-console<0.4.2-36.el7
0.4.2-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-json<1.7.7-36.el7
1.7.7-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-minitest<4.3.2-36.el7
4.3.2-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-psych<2.0.0-36.el7
2.0.0-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-rake<0.9.6-36.el7
0.9.6-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-rdoc<4.0.0-36.el7
4.0.0-36.el7
redhat/rubygems<2.0.14.1-36.el7
2.0.14.1-36.el7
redhat/rubygems-devel<2.0.14.1-36.el7
2.0.14.1-36.el7
redhat/ruby-devel<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-tcltk<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-bigdecimal<1.2.0-36.el7
1.2.0-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-io-console<0.4.2-36.el7
0.4.2-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-json<1.7.7-36.el7
1.7.7-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-psych<2.0.0-36.el7
2.0.0-36.el7
redhat/ruby<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-debuginfo<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-devel<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-libs<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/ruby-tcltk<2.0.0.648-36.el7
2.0.0.648-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-bigdecimal<1.2.0-36.el7
1.2.0-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-io-console<0.4.2-36.el7
0.4.2-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-json<1.7.7-36.el7
1.7.7-36.el7
redhat/rubygem-psych<2.0.0-36.el7
2.0.0-36.el7

Remediation

Event History

Aug 6, 2019
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2019:2028?

The severity of RHSA-2019:2028 is classified as moderate due to vulnerabilities related to HTTP response splitting and denial of service.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2019:2028?

You can fix RHSA-2019:2028 by updating your Ruby packages to versions 2.0.0.648-36.el7 or higher.

3

What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2019:2028?

RHSA-2019:2028 addresses vulnerabilities including HTTP response splitting and a denial of service in WEBrick.

4

Which packages are affected by RHSA-2019:2028?

Affected packages by RHSA-2019:2028 include ruby, ruby-devel, ruby-libs, and ruby-debuginfo among others.

5

Is RHSA-2019:2028 applicable to all Ruby installations?

RHSA-2019:2028 is applicable only to specific Ruby installations on Red Hat systems, particularly those versions prior to the specified update.

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