USN-7256-2: Ruby regression
Publication date
13 February 2025
Overview
USN-7256-1 caused some minor regressions in Ruby
Releases
Packages
- ruby2.7 - Object-oriented scripting language
Details
USN-7256-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ruby. The update introduced a minor
regression. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of an XML document
that has specific XML characters in an attribute value using REXML gem. An
attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.
USN-7256-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ruby. The update introduced a minor
regression. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of an XML document
that has specific XML characters in an attribute value using REXML gem. An
attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 focal | libruby2.7 – 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.17 | ||
| ruby2.7 – 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.17 | |||
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