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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2017.2557
                 rubygems -- deserialization vulnerability
                              12 October 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           rubygems
Publisher:         FreeBSD
Operating System:  FreeBSD
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2017-0903  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/2c8bd00d-ada2-11e7-82af-8dbff7d75206.html

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than FreeBSD. It is recommended that administrators
         running rubygems check for an updated version of the software for 
         their operating system.

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rubygems -- deserialization vulnerability

Affected packages
ruby22-gems	<	2.6.14
ruby23-gems	<	2.6.14
ruby24-gems	<	2.6.14
Details

VuXML ID	2c8bd00d-ada2-11e7-82af-8dbff7d75206
Discovery	2017-10-09
Entry	2017-10-10
oss-security mailing list:

There is a possible unsafe object desrialization vulnerability in RubyGems. 
It is possible for YAML deserialization of gem specifications to bypass class 
white lists. Specially crafted serialized objects can possibly be used to 
escalate to remote code execution.

References

CVE Name	CVE-2017-0903
URL	http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/2.6.14-released.html
URL	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/10/2

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