USN-6055-1: Ruby vulnerabilities
4 May 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Ruby.
Releases
Packages
- ruby2.3 - Object-oriented scripting language
- ruby2.5 - Object-oriented scripting language
- ruby2.7 - Object-oriented scripting language
Details
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain regular expressions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-28755)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain regular expressions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue is being addressed only for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-28756)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
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libruby2.3
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2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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ruby2.3
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2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.