• Rake vulnerability

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Tue Mar 3 21:10:13 2020
    rake vulnerability

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 19.10
    * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

    Summary

    Rake could be made run arbitrary commands it received a specially
    crafted file.

    Software Description

    * rake - Ruby make-like utility

    Details

    It was discovered that Rake incorrectly handled certain files. An
    attacker could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary
    commands.

    Update instructions

    The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
    following package versions:

    Ubuntu 19.10
    rake - 12.3.1-3ubuntu0.1

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    rake - 12.3.1-1ubuntu0.1

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    rake - 10.5.0-2ubuntu0.1

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

    In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
    changes.

    References

    * CVE-2020-8130

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    * Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)