Description
Ruby on Rails before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute Ruby code with "severe" or "serious" impact via a File Upload request with an HTTP header that modifies the LOAD_PATH variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4112.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rails | 1.1.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | rails | 1.1.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | rails | 1.1.5-1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | rails | >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.6 | 1.1.6 | GHSA-rvpq-5xqx-pfpp |
References
- 21466 third-party-advisory
- 21749 third-party-advisory
- 19454 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-3237 vdb-entry
- http://blog.koehntopp.de/archives/1367-Ruby-On-Rails-Mandatory-Mystery-Patch.html
- SUSE-SR:2006:021 vendor-advisory
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2006/8/9/rails-1-1-5-mandatory-security-patch-and-other-tidbits
- GLSA-200608-20 vendor-advisory
- 1016673 vdb-entry