Multiple vulnerabilities were found in RubyGems, the worst of which allows execution of arbitrary code.
Package | dev-ruby/rubygems on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 2.6.13 |
Unaffected versions | >= 2.6.13 |
RubyGems is a sophisticated package manager for Ruby.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RubyGems. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to install a specially crafted gem, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All RubyGems users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rubygems-2.6.13"
Release date
October 08, 2017
Latest revision
October 08, 2017: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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