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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1419-1] ruby-sprockets security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that there was a discovered a path traversal flaw in ruby-sprockets, a Rack-based asset packaging system. A remote attacker could take advantage of this flaw to read arbitrary files outside an application's root directory via 'file://' requests.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ruby-sprockets on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this issue has been fixed in ruby-sprockets version 2.12.3-1+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-sprockets packages.