CVE-2017-0903: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 15.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

RubyGems versions between 2.0.0 and 2.6.13 are vulnerable to a possible remote code execution vulnerability. YAML deserialization of gem specifications can bypass class white lists. Specially crafted serialized objects can possibly be used to escalate to remote code execution.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only; version 16.04 only; version 17.10 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: version 7.4 only; version 7.6 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: version 7.4 only; version 7.5 only; version 7.6 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: version 7.4 only; version 7.6 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 7.0 only
• Rubygems Rubygems: version 2.0.0 only; version 2.0.1 only; version 2.0.2 only; version 2.0.3 only; version 2.0.4 only; version 2.0.5 only; …

Published 2017-10-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.