Information Exposure Affecting rubygem-rake package, versions <0:0.9.2.2-41.el7sat


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RUBYGEMRAKE-5379287
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed5 Feb 2018

Introduced: 5 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-6188  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-209  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rubygem-rake to version 0:0.9.2.2-41.el7sat or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2927.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-rake package and not the rubygem-rake package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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