Rake could be made run arbitrary commands it received a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that Rake incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary commands.
3 March 2020
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Rake could be made run arbitrary commands it received a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that Rake incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary commands.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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