CVE-2018-16396
An issue was discovered in Ruby before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, 2.5.x before 2.5.2, and 2.6.x before 2.6.0-preview3. It does not taint strings that result from unpacking tainted strings with some formats.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ruby-lang / ruby | 2.6.0-preview1 | 2.6.0-preview1.x |
| ruby-lang / ruby | 2.6.0-preview2 | 2.6.0-preview2.x |
| ruby-lang / ruby | 2.3.0 | 2.3.7.x |
| ruby-lang / ruby | 2.4.0 | 2.4.4.x |
| ruby-lang / ruby | 2.5.0 | 2.5.1.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | 16.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | 14.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | 18.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 18.10 | 18.10.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 9.0 | 9.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 7.4 | 7.4.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 6.0 | 6.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 7.5 | 7.5.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 7.6 | 7.6.x |
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042106
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
- https://hackerone.com/reports/385070
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00020.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0002/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3808-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4332
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/10/17/not-propagated-taint-flag-in-some-formats-of-pack-cve-2018-16396/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/10/17/ruby-2-3-8-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/10/17/ruby-2-4-5-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/10/17/ruby-2-5-2-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/11/06/ruby-2-6-0-preview3-released/
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