Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20181000079000
Revision Date:2018-03-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-1000079 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in gem installation that can result in the gem could write to arbitrary filesystem locations during installation. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must install a malicious gem. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-1000079
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The vulnerability of the 'jruby' package in bionic is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
  • OR The 'ruby2.5' package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.5.1-1').
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