{"id":"USN-6838-2","summary":"ruby2.3, ruby2.5 vulnerability","details":"USN-6838-1 fixed CVE-2024-27281 in Ruby 2.7, Ruby 3.0, Ruby 3.1,\nand Ruby 3.2. This update provides the corresponding updates for\nRuby 2.3 and Ruby 2.5.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Ruby RDoc incorrectly parsed certain YAML files. If\n a user or automated system were tricked into parsing a specially crafted\n .rdoc_options file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\n execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-27281)\n","modified":"2026-05-20T16:06:11.679779262Z","published":"2025-02-10T17:54:31Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27281"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-27281","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27281"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6838-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27281"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ruby2.3","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm9"}]}],"versions":["2.3.0-1","2.3.0-2","2.3.0-4ubuntu2","2.3.0-4ubuntu3","2.3.0-5ubuntu1","2.3.1-2~16.04","2.3.1-2~16.04.2","2.3.1-2~16.04.4","2.3.1-2~16.04.5","2.3.1-2~16.04.6","2.3.1-2~16.04.7","2.3.1-2~16.04.9","2.3.1-2~16.04.10","2.3.1-2~16.04.11","2.3.1-2~16.04.12","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.13","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.15","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm1","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm3","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm4","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm5","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm6","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7","2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm8"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm9","binary_name":"libruby2.3"},{"binary_version":"2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm9","binary_name":"ruby2.3"},{"binary_version":"2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm9","binary_name":"ruby2.3-tcltk"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6838-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"ruby2.5","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm3"}]}],"versions":["2.5.0~preview1-1ubuntu2","2.5.0-4ubuntu1","2.5.0-4ubuntu4","2.5.0-5ubuntu1","2.5.0-6ubuntu1","2.5.1-1ubuntu1","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.4","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.5","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.7","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.8","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.9","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.10","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.12","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.13","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.14","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.15","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16","2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm3","binary_name":"libruby2.5"},{"binary_version":"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm3","binary_name":"ruby2.5"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6838-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2024-27281"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}