GLSA 201710-18: Ruby: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Ruby: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/18/2017
Bugs:	#605536, #629484, #631034
ID:	201710-18

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Ruby, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Ruby is an interpreted object-oriented programming language. The elaborate standard library includes an HTTP server (“WEBRick”) and a class for XML parsing (“REXML”).

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-lang/ruby	< 2.2.8	>= 2.2.8	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-2.2.8"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201710-18.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.