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Ubuntu 19.10: USN-4201-1 Moderate: Ruby Denial of Service Issues

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Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4201-1
November 26, 2019

ruby2.3, ruby2.5 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 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

Details:

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to pass path matching
what can lead to an unauthorized access. (CVE-2019-15845)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain regular expressions.
An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-16201)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain HTTP headers.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-16254)

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-16255)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
  libruby2.5                      2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1
  ruby2.5                         2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libruby2.5                      2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1
  ruby2.5                         2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libruby2.5                      2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6
  ruby2.5                         2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libruby2.3                      2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14
  ruby2.3                         2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4201-1
  CVE-2019-15845, CVE-2019-16201, CVE-2019-16254, CVE-2019-16255

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14

Ubuntu 19.10: USN-4201-1 Moderate: Ruby Denial of Service Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey November 26, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous security vulnerabilities in Python result in possible unauthorized entry, service disruptions, and code execution 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 19.10: libruby2.5 2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1 ruby2.5 2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 19.04: libruby2.5 2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1 ruby2.5 2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6 ruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libruby2.3 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14 ruby2.3 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4201-1

CVE-2019-15845, CVE-2019-16201, CVE-2019-16254, CVE-2019-16255

November 26, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.5-4ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.5-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14

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