CVE-2014-2538 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-2538: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/rack/ssl.rb in the rack-ssl gem before 1.4.0 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URI, which might not be properly handled by third-party adapters such as JRuby-Rack.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-2538 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ruby-rack-ssl→ fixed in1.3.2-4urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ruby-rack-ssl

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ruby-rack-ssl→ fixed in1.3.2-4urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ruby-rack-ssl

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ruby-rack-ssl→ fixed in1.3.2-4urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ruby-rack-ssl

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