UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8324

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8324
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8324.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8324
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2019-03-27T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:17Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.6 and later through 3.0.2. A crafted gem with a multi-line name is not handled correctly. Therefore, an attacker could inject arbitrary code to the stub line of gemspec, which is eval-ed by code in ensureloadablespec during the preinstall check.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ruby1.9.1

Package

Name
ruby1.9.1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby1.9.1@1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu2
1.9.3.448-1ubuntu1
1.9.3.448-1ubuntu2
1.9.3.484-1ubuntu1
1.9.3.484-1ubuntu2
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.2
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.3
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.6
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.7
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.10
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.11
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.12
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby1.9.1",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtcltk-ruby1.9.1",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ri1.9.1",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-examples",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-full",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.3",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ruby2.0

Package

Name
ruby2.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0@2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.0.299-2
2.0.0.343-1
2.0.0.343-1ubuntu1
2.0.0.353-1
2.0.0.353-1ubuntu1
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu1
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.2
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.4
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.5
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.8
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.9
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby2.0",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0-tcltk",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.6-5ubuntu1
1.5.6-6
1.5.6-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ruby2.3

Package

Name
ruby2.3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3@2.3.1-2~16.04.12?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.1-2~16.04.12

Affected versions

2.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby2.3",
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3",
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-tcltk",
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.12"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ruby2.5

Package

Name
ruby2.5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5@2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

2.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby2.5",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.5",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.5-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@9.1.17.0-1~18.04?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.1.13.0-1
9.1.17.0-1~18.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "9.1.17.0-1~18.04"
        }
    ]
}