Description
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier fails to validate specification names, allowing a maliciously crafted gem to potentially overwrite any file on the filesystem.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
HackerOne RubyGems
Versions before 2.6.13affected
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/ ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/ ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585 ↗
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378 ↗
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611/ ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249 ↗
- https://hackerone.com/reports/243156 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485 ↗
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583 ↗
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580 ↗
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html ↗