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Ubuntu alert USN-3621-1 (ruby1.9.1, ruby2.0, ruby2.3)

From:  "Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-3621-1] Ruby vulnerabilities
Date:  Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:48:38 -0300
Message-ID:  <1522946918.5157.8.camel@canonical.com>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3621-1 April 05, 2018 ruby1.9.1, ruby2.0, ruby2.3 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Ruby. Software Description: - 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 inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.  (CVE-2018-1000073) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.  (CVE-2018-1000074) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.  (CVE-2018-1000075) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain crypto signatures. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000076) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.  (CVE-2018-1000077, CVE-2018-1000078, CVE-2018-1000079) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10:   libruby2.3                      2.3.3-1ubuntu1.4   ruby2.3                         2.3.3-1ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libruby2.3                      2.3.1-2~16.04.7   ruby2.3                         2.3.1-2~16.04.7 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libruby1.9.1                    1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8   libruby2.0                      2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6   ruby1.9.1                       1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8   ruby1.9.3                       1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8   ruby2.0                         2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References:   https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3621-1   CVE-2018-1000073, CVE-2018-1000074, CVE-2018-1000075, CVE-2018- 1000076,   CVE-2018-1000077, CVE-2018-1000078, CVE-2018-1000079 Package Information:   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.3-1ubunt...   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.1-2~16.04.7   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.484-...   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.0/2.0.0.484-1u...-- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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