# CVE-2019-16255: Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 allows code injection if the first argument (aka the "command" argument) to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 allows code injection if the first argument (aka the "command" argument) to Shell#[] or Shell#test in lib/shell.rb is untrusted data. An attacker can exploit this to call an arbitrary Ruby method.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/327512
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00025.html
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/ja/news/2019/10/01/ruby-2-6-5-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/ja/news/2019/10/01/ruby-2-5-7-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/ja/news/2019/10/01/ruby-2-4-8-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/ja/news/2019/10/01/code-injection-shell-test-cve-2019-16255/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00009.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/31
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/32
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4587
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-06
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00041.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00033.html

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