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GLSA-201609-02 : Bundler: Insecure installation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 93698

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201609-02 (Bundler: Insecure installation)

 Bundler, allows the installation of gems from different sources with the same names, when multiple top-level gem sources are used.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers could inject arbitrary code via the gem install process.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Bundler users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-ruby/bundler-1.7.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-02

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 93698

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201609-02.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 9/26/2016

Updated: 1/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-0334

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:bundler

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0334

GLSA: 201609-02