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Ubuntu: USN-3808-1 Critical: Ruby Certificate Bypass and Code Issue

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Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3808-1
November 05, 2018

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 X.509
certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
bypass the certificate check. (CVE-2018-16395)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain
inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16396)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libruby2.5                      2.5.1-5ubuntu4.1
  ruby2.5                         2.5.1-5ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libruby2.5                      2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1
  ruby2.5                         2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libruby2.3                      2.3.1-2~16.04.11
  ruby2.3                         2.3.1-2~16.04.11

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libruby1.9.1                    1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13
  libruby2.0                      2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.11
  ruby1.9.1                       1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13
  ruby1.9.3                       1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13
  ruby2.0                         2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.11

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3808-1
  CVE-2018-16395, CVE-2018-16396

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-5ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.1-2~16.04.11
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.0/2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.11

Ubuntu: USN-3808-1 Critical: Ruby Certificate Bypass and Code Issue

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Calendar Grey November 5, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities detected in Python running on Debian demand prompt action for patches to avert potential threats.
Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10:   libruby2.5                      2.5.1-5ubuntu4.1   ruby2.5                         2.5.1-5ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   libruby2.5                      2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1   ruby2.5                         2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libruby2.3                      2.3.1-2~16.04.11   ruby2.3                         2.3.1-2~16.04.11 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libruby1.9.1                    1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13   libruby2.0                      2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.11   ruby1.9.1                       1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13   ruby1.9.3                       1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13   ruby2.0                         2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3808-1

  CVE-2018-16395, CVE-2018-16396

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November 05, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-5ubuntu4.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.1-2~16.04.11   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.0/2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.11

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