[USN-7290-1] Rails vulnerabilities

[Julia Sarris]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7290-1
February 25, 2025

rails vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Rails.

Software Description:
- rails: MVC ruby based framework geared for web application development (

Details:

It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing block
formats in email service layers. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-47889)

It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing block
quotes in rich text content. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-47888)

It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing HTTP
token authentication headers. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-47887)

It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing query
parameters in web requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-41128)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   rails                           2:6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu2+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   ruby-actionmailer               2:6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu2+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   ruby-actionpack                 2:6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu2+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   ruby-actiontext                 2:6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu2+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   rails                           2:5.2.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   ruby-actionmailer               2:5.2.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   ruby-actionpack                 2:5.2.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   rails                           2:4.2.10-0ubuntu4+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   ruby-actionmailer               2:4.2.10-0ubuntu4+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   ruby-actionpack                 2:4.2.10-0ubuntu4+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   rails                           2:4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   ruby-actionpack                 2:4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7290-1 
<https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7290-1>
   CVE-2024-41128, CVE-2024-47887, CVE-2024-47888, CVE-2024-47889
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