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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1336-1] rubygems security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in rubygems, a package management framework for Ruby. CVE-2018-1000075 A negative size vulnerability in ruby gem package tar header that could cause an infinite loop. CVE-2018-1000076 Ruby gems package improperly verifies cryptographic signatures. A mis-signed gem could be installed if the tarball contains multiple gem signatures. CVE-2018-1000077 An improper input validation vulnerability in ruby gems specification homepage attribute could allow malicious gem to set an invalid homepage URL. CVE-2018-1000078 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gem server display of homepage attribute
Affected Software
Affected Software
rubygems on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.24-1+deb7u2. We recommend that you upgrade your rubygems packages.