SB2017080866 - Fedora 24 update for ruby



SB2017080866 - Fedora 24 update for ruby

Published: August 8, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017080866
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9096)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper validation of user supplied input in the Net::SMTP function. A remote attacker can use CRLF sequences in a RCPT TO or MAIL FROM command and execute arbitrary SMTP commands on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.