YARD could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8394-1 June 05, 2026 yard vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: YARD could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - yard: A documentation generation tool for the Ruby programming language Details: It was discovered that YARD incorrectly sanitized paths in its built-in documentation server. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files from the server host. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS yard 0.9.38-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro yard-doc 0.9.38-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 24.04 LTS yard 0.9.36-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro yard-doc 0.9.36-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS yard 0.9.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro yard-doc 0.9.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS yard 0.9.24-1+deb11u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro yard-doc 0.9.24-1+deb11u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS yard 0.9.12-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro yard-doc 0.9.12-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS yard 0.8.7.6+git20160220-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro yard-doc 0.8.7.6+git20160220-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8394-1 CVE-2026-41493 . YARD on Ubuntu might expose sensitive data over the network, requiring updates to prevent information leaks and secure systems.. Ubuntu security, YARD vulnerability, network exposure, Linux updates, sensitive data. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Several security issues were fixed in yard.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6731-1 April 15, 2024 yard vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in yard. Software Description: - yard: Ruby documentation tool Details: It was discovered that YARD before 0.9.11 does not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-17042) It was discovered that yard before 0.9.20 is affected by a path traversal vulnerability, allowing HTTP requests to access arbitrary files under certain conditions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-1020001) Aviv Keller discovered that the "frames.html" file within the Yard Doc's generated documentation is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks due to inadequate sanitization of user input within the JavaScript segment of the "frames.erb" template file. (CVE-2024-27285) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: yard 0.9.28-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: yard 0.9.26-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: yard 0.9.24-1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): yard 0.9.12-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): yard 0.8.7.6+git20160220-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6731-1 CVE-2017-17042, CVE-2019-1020001, CVE-2024-27285 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yard/0.9.26-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yard/0.9.24-1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1 . Various vulnerabilities in Ubuntu addressed through updates across numerous versions. Ensure your system's safety!. Yard Security Updates, Ubuntu Security Advisory, Cross-Site Scripting Threats. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Two vulnerabilities were fixed in YARD, a documentation tool for the Ruby programming laguage. CVE-2019-1020001 . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3753-1
Aviv Keller discovered that the frames.html file generated by YARD, a documentation generation tool for the Ruby programming language, was vulnerable to cross-site scripting. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5635-1
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