Directory Traversal Affecting rh-ruby23-rubygem-net-telnet package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-RHRUBY23RUBYGEMNETTELNET-11415378
- published3 Aug 2025
- disclosed5 Mar 2019
Introduced: 5 Mar 2019
CVE-2019-8320 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 rh-ruby23-rubygem-net-telnet.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-ruby23-rubygem-net-telnet package and not the rh-ruby23-rubygem-net-telnet package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.7.6 and later through 3.0.2. Before making new directories or touching files (which now include path-checking code for symlinks), it would delete the target destination. If that destination was hidden behind a symlink, a malicious gem could delete arbitrary files on the user's machine, presuming the attacker could guess at paths. Given how frequently gem is run as sudo, and how predictable paths are on modern systems (/tmp, /usr, etc.), this could likely lead to data loss or an unusable system.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1692512
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8320
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1429
- https://blog.rubygems.org/2019/03/05/security-advisories-2019-03.html
- https://hackerone.com/reports/317321
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00027.html