Ubuntu Security Notice 3945-1 - It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain RubyGems. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3945-1
April 11, 2019
ruby1.9.1, ruby2.0, ruby2.3, ruby2.5 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.
Software Description:
- ruby2.5: Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby
- ruby2.3: Object-oriented scripting language
- ruby1.9.1: Object-oriented scripting language
- ruby2.0: Object-oriented scripting language
Details:
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain RubyGems.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
commands. (CVE-2019-8320)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-8321, CVE-2019-8322, CVE-2019-8323, CVE-2019-8324, CVE-2019-8325)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
libruby2.5 2.5.1-5ubuntu4.3
ruby2.5 2.5.1-5ubuntu4.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
ruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libruby2.3 2.3.1-2~16.04.12
ruby2.3 2.3.1-2~16.04.12
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14
libruby2.0 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13
ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14
ruby1.9.3 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14
ruby2.0 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3945-1
CVE-2019-8320, CVE-2019-8321, CVE-2019-8322, CVE-2019-8323,
CVE-2019-8324, CVE-2019-8325
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-5ubuntu4.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.1-2~16.04.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.0/2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13