Explore top 10 tips to secure your open-source projects now. Read More

×
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 414
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 414

Debian: DSA-3915-1 Critical Security Update for Ruby-Mixlib-Archive

debian
Calendar Grey July 20, 2017
Debian Logo
Debian Security Advisory DSA-3920-2 announces an important update for python-requests that addresses a potential denial of service vulnerability.
It was discovered that ruby-mixlib-archive, a Chef Software's library used to handle various archive formats, was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack
Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical software update debian directory traversal attack vector ruby-mixlib-archive

Summary

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.2.0-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-mixlib-archive packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Package: ruby-mixlib-archive
CVE ID: CVE-2017-1000026

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical software update debian directory traversal attack vector ruby-mixlib-archive

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.