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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3439-1
October 05, 2017

ruby1.9.1 vulnerabilities
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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 versions:

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

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

References:
A  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1
A  CVE-2017-0898, CVE-2017-0899, CVE-2017-0900, CVE-2017-0901,
A  CVE-2017-10748, CVE-2017-14033, CVE-2017-14064

Package Information:
A  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5