GLSA 201412-28: Ruby on Rails: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	high
Title:	Ruby on Rails: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/14/2014
Bugs:	#354249, #379511, #386377, #450974, #453844, #456840, #462452
ID:	201412-28

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Ruby on Rails, the worst of which allowing for execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Ruby on Rails is a web-application and persistence framework.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-ruby/rails	< 2.3.18	>= 2.3.18	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ruby on Rails. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary SQL commands, change parameter names for form inputs and make changes to arbitrary records in the system, bypass intended access restrictions, render arbitrary views, inject arbitrary web script or HTML, or conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Ruby on Rails 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rails-2.3.18"
    

NOTE: All applications using Ruby on Rails should also be configured to use the latest version available by running “rake rails:update” inside the application directory.

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA and stable updates for Ruby on Rails, including the unaffected version listed above, are no longer available from Gentoo. It may be possible to upgrade to the 3.2, 4.0, or 4.1 branches, however these packages are not currently stable.

References

• CVE-2010-3933
• CVE-2011-0446
• CVE-2011-0447
• CVE-2011-0448
• CVE-2011-0449
• CVE-2011-2929
• CVE-2011-2930
• CVE-2011-2931
• CVE-2011-2932
• CVE-2011-3186
• CVE-2013-0155
• CVE-2013-0156
• CVE-2013-0276
• CVE-2013-0277
• CVE-2013-0333
• CVE-2013-1854
• CVE-2013-1855
• CVE-2013-1856
• CVE-2013-1857

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-28.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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