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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3439-1 Moderate: Ruby Buffer Overflow Threats

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Calendar Grey October 5, 2017
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Numerous Python bugs resolved in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, improving security against remote code execution and data exposure threats.
Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.

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-...

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service buffer overflow ubuntu ruby

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

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

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3439-1

  CVE-2017-0898, CVE-2017-0899, CVE-2017-0900, CVE-2017-0901,

  CVE-2017-10748, CVE-2017-14033, CVE-2017-14064

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October 05, 2017

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service buffer overflow ubuntu ruby

Package Information

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

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