Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2007-1 ruby2.1 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
25 Nov 2019
Affected Packages:
ruby2.1
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-15845, CVE-2019-16201, CVE-2019-16254, CVE-2019-16255.
More information:

Several flaws have been found in ruby2.1, an interpreter of an object-oriented scripting language.

  • CVE-2019-15845

    Path matching might pass in File.fnmatch and File.fnmatch? due to a NUL character injection.

  • CVE-2019-16201

    A loop caused by a wrong regular expression could lead to a denial of service of a WEBrick service.

  • CVE-2019-16254

    This is the same issue as CVE-2017-17742, whose fix was not complete.

  • CVE-2019-16255

    Giving untrusted data to the first argument of Shell#[] and Shell#test might lead to a code injection vulnerability.

    For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2.1.5-2+deb8u8.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ruby2.1 packages.

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS