RHSA-2020:1963: Moderate: ruby security update

Published Apr 29, 2020
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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.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> ruby: HTTP response splitting in WEBrick (CVE-2017-17742)</li> <li> ruby: Buffer under-read in String#unpack (CVE-2018-8778)</li> 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.

Affected Software

34 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ruby<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-debuginfo<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-debuginfo<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-devel<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-doc<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-irb<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-libs<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-libs<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-tcltk<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-bigdecimal<1.2.0-36.el7_5
1.2.0-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-io-console<0.4.2-36.el7_5
0.4.2-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-json<1.7.7-36.el7_5
1.7.7-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-minitest<4.3.2-36.el7_5
4.3.2-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-psych<2.0.0-36.el7_5
2.0.0-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-rake<0.9.6-36.el7_5
0.9.6-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-rdoc<4.0.0-36.el7_5
4.0.0-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygems<2.0.14.1-36.el7_5
2.0.14.1-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygems-devel<2.0.14.1-36.el7_5
2.0.14.1-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-devel<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-tcltk<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-bigdecimal<1.2.0-36.el7_5
1.2.0-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-io-console<0.4.2-36.el7_5
0.4.2-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-json<1.7.7-36.el7_5
1.7.7-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-psych<2.0.0-36.el7_5
2.0.0-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-debuginfo<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-devel<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-libs<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/ruby-tcltk<2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
2.0.0.648-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-bigdecimal<1.2.0-36.el7_5
1.2.0-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-io-console<0.4.2-36.el7_5
0.4.2-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-json<1.7.7-36.el7_5
1.7.7-36.el7_5
redhat/rubygem-psych<2.0.0-36.el7_5
2.0.0-36.el7_5

Remediation

Event History

Jul 18, 2024
Advisory Published
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What are the security issues addressed in RHSA-2020:1963?

RHSA-2020:1963 addresses HTTP response splitting in WEBrick and a buffer under-read in String#u.

2

What is the recommended version to mitigate the issues in RHSA-2020:1963?

To mitigate the issues in RHSA-2020:1963, you should update to ruby version 2.0.0.648-36.el7_5.

3

How can I verify if my system is affected by RHSA-2020:1963?

You can check the installed version of ruby and its related packages to see if they are below version 2.0.0.648-36.el7_5.

4

What is the severity of RHSA-2020:1963?

The severity of RHSA-2020:1963 is classified as moderate.

5

How do I fix the vulnerabilities listed in RHSA-2020:1963?

To fix the vulnerabilities in RHSA-2020:1963, update the affected packages to the recommended version using your package manager.

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