GLSA 202401-05: RDoc: Command Injection
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | RDoc: Command Injection |
| Date: | 01/05/2024 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 202401-05 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been found in RDoc which allows for command injection.Background
RDoc produces HTML and command-line documentation for Ruby projects.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev-ruby/rdoc | < 6.3.2 | >= 6.3.2 | All supported architectures |
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in RDoc. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
RDoc used to call Kernel#open to open a local file. If a Ruby project has a file whose name starts with | and ends with tags, the command following the pipe character is executed. A malicious Ruby project could exploit it to run an arbitrary command execution against a user who attempts to run the rdoc command.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All RDoc users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rdoc-6.3.2"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
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
Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
