USN-5462-2: Ruby vulnerability
Publication date
6 June 2022
Overview
Ruby could be made to crash or read sensitive information when processing certain input.
Releases
Packages
- ruby2.3 - Object-oriented scripting language
Details
USN-5462-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ruby. This update provides
the corresponding CVE-2022-28739 update for ruby2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
USN-5462-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ruby. This update provides
the corresponding CVE-2022-28739 update for ruby2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
16.04 xenial | libruby2.3 – 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm3 | ||
ruby2.3 – 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm3 |
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