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Ubuntu alert USN-1780-1 (ruby1.8, ruby1.9.1)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1780-1 March 25, 2013 ruby1.8, ruby1.9.1 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Ruby could be made to hang if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - ruby1.8: Object-oriented scripting language - ruby1.9.1: Object-oriented scripting language Details: Ben Murphy discovered that the Ruby REXML library incorrectly handled XML entity expansion. An attacker could use this flaw to cause Ruby to consume large amounts of memory, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: libruby1.8 1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.2 libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.4 ruby1.8 1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.2 ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libruby1.8 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.2 libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.6 ruby1.8 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.2 ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.6 Ubuntu 11.10: libruby1.8 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu0.3 ruby1.8 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libruby1.8 1.8.7.249-2ubuntu0.3 ruby1.8 1.8.7.249-2ubuntu0.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1780-1 CVE-2013-1821 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.358-4u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.194-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.352-2u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.0-1u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.352-2u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.249-2u... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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