Description
Octokit is a Ruby toolkit for the GitHub API. Versions 4.23.0 and 4.24.0 of the octokit gem were published containing world-writeable files. Specifically, the gem was packed with files having their permissions set to `-rw-rw-rw-` (i.e. 0666) instead of `rw-r--r--` (i.e. 0644). This means everyone who is not the owner (Group and Public) with access to the instance where this release had been installed could modify the world-writable files from this gem. This issue is patched in Octokit 4.25.0. Two workarounds are available. Users can use the previous version of the gem, v4.22.0. Alternatively, users can modify the file permissions manually until they are able to upgrade to the latest version.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| octokit | octokit.rb | >= 4.23.0, < 4.25.0 | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ruby-octokit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ruby-octokit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ruby-octokit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ruby-octokit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ruby-octokit | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ruby-octokit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ruby-octokit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ruby-octokit | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | octokit | >= 4.23.0, < 4.25.0 | 4.25.0 | GHSA-g28x-pgr3-qqx6 |