CVE-2024-27281 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-27281: An issue was discovered in RDoc 6.3.3 through 6.6.2, as distributed in Ruby 3.x through 3.3.0. When parsing .rdoc_options (used for configuration in RDoc) as a YAML file, object injection and resultant remote code execution are possible because there are no restrictions on the classes that can be re

Affects 7 Linux releases across 7 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-27281 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ruby2.7→ fixed in2.7.4-1+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ruby2.7
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ruby3.1→ fixed in3.1.2-7+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ruby3.1
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

ruby→ fixed in3.3.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade ruby
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

ruby→ fixed in3.3.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade ruby
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

ruby→ fixed in3.3.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade ruby
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

ruby→ fixed in3.2.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade ruby
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

ruby→ fixed in3.2.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade ruby
```

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