SB2018032616 - Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-ruby24-ruby 



SB2018032616 - Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-ruby24-ruby

Published: March 26, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018032616
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17405)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The weakness exists due to flaws in the Net::FTP. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

2) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17790)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary command on the target system.

The weakness exists in the lazy_initialize function due to command injection. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, inject and execute arbitrary commands.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.