USN-3621-2

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USN-3621-2

Summary: ruby1.9.1, ruby2.0 regression

Details: USN-3621-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ruby. The update caused an issue due to an incomplete patch for CVE-2018-1000074. This update reverts the problematic patch pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-1000073) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000074) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000075) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain crypto signatures. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000076) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000077, CVE-2018-1000078, CVE-2018-1000079)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3621-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000074