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USN-4295-1: Rake vulnerability

3 March 2020

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

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Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.10
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

References