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Oracle Linux 7 : ruby (ELSA-2018-0378)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 107080
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-0378 advisory.- Add Psych.safe_load
* ruby-2.1.0-there-should-be-only-one-exception.patch
* ruby-2.1.0-Adding-Psych.safe_load.patch Related: CVE-2017-0903
- Disable Tokyo TZ tests broken by recen tzdata update.
* ruby-2.5.0-Disable-Tokyo-TZ-tests.patch Related: CVE-2017-0903
- Fix unsafe object deserialization in RubyGems (CVE-2017-0903).
* ruby-2.4.3-CVE-2017-0903-Fix-unsafe-object-deserialization
-vulnerability.patch Resolves: CVE-2017-0903
- Fix an ANSI escape sequence vulnerability (CVE-2017-0899).
Resolves: CVE-2017-0899
- Fix a DOS vulernerability in the query command (CVE-2017-0900).
Resolves: CVE-2017-0900
- Fix a vulnerability in the gem installer that allowed a malicious gem to overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2017-0901).
Resolves: CVE-2017-0901
- Fix a DNS request hijacking vulnerability (CVE-2017-0902).
* ruby-2.2.8-lib-rubygems-fix-several-vulnerabilities-in-RubyGems.patch Resolves: CVE-2017-0902
- Fix buffer underrun vulnerability in Kernel.sprintf (CVE-2017-0898).
* ruby-2.2.8-Buffer-underrun-vulnerability-in-Kernel.sprintf.patch Resolves: CVE-2017-0898
- Escape sequence injection vulnerability in the Basic authentication of WEBrick (CVE-2017-10784).
* ruby-2.2.8-sanitize-any-type-of-logs.patch Resolves: CVE-2017-10784
- Arbitrary heap exposure during a JSON.generate call (CVE-2017-14064).
* ruby-2.2.8-Fix-arbitrary-heap-exposure-during-a-JSON.generate-call.patch Resolves: CVE-2017-14064
- Command injection vulnerability in Net::FTP (CVE-2017-17405).
* ruby-2.2.9-Fix-a-command-injection-vulnerability-in-Net-FTP.patch Resolves: CVE-2017-17405
- Buffer underrun in OpenSSL ASN1 decode (CVE-2017-14033).
* ruby-2.2.8-asn1-fix-out-of-bounds-read-in-decoding-constructed-objects.patch Resolves: CVE-2017-14033
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 107080
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-0378.nasl
Version: 3.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 3/1/2018
Updated: 11/1/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17405
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17790
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-json, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-bigdecimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygems, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-tcltk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-rake, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-psych, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-minitest, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-io-console, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-rdoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-irb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygems-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/28/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-0898, CVE-2017-0899, CVE-2017-0900, CVE-2017-0901, CVE-2017-0902, CVE-2017-0903, CVE-2017-10784, CVE-2017-14033, CVE-2017-14064, CVE-2017-17405, CVE-2017-17790
RHSA: 2018:0378