CVE-2012-6135

Publication date 19 November 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ruby-passenger	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
ruby-passenger	Upstream: 8c6693e

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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