Security update for rubygem-yard

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1890-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-17042 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-17042 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for rubygem-yard fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-17042: The server in YARD did not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allowed attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files (bsc#1070263).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-1286=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ruby2.1-rubygem-yard-0.8.7.3-7.3.1

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