=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4295-1
March 03, 2020

rake vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Rake could be made run arbitrary commands it received a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- rake: Ruby make-like utility

Details:

It was discovered that Rake incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary commands.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.10:
  rake                            12.3.1-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  rake                            12.3.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  rake                            10.5.0-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4295-1
  CVE-2020-8130

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rake/12.3.1-3ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rake/12.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rake/10.5.0-2ubuntu0.1