Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1112-1 rubygems -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
27 Sep 2017
Affected Packages:
rubygems
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 873802.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-0900, CVE-2017-0901.
More information:

Some vulnerabilities were found in the Rubygems package that affects the LTS distribution.

  • CVE-2017-0900

    DOS vulernerability in the query command

  • CVE-2017-0901

    gem installer allows a malicious gem to overwrite arbitrary files

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.24-1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rubygems packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS