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Ubuntu alert USN-1902-1 (ruby1.8, ruby1.9.1)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1902-1 July 09, 2013 ruby1.8, ruby1.9.1 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: An attacker could trick Ruby into trusting a rogue server. Software Description: - ruby1.8: Object-oriented scripting language - ruby1.9.1: Object-oriented scripting language Details: William (B.J.) Snow Orvis discovered that Ruby incorrectly verified the hostname in SSL certificates. An attacker could trick Ruby into trusting a rogue server certificate, which was signed by a trusted certificate authority, to perform a man-in-the-middle attack. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libruby1.8 1.8.7.358-7ubuntu1.1 libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1 ruby1.8 1.8.7.358-7ubuntu1.1 ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libruby1.8 1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.3 libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.5 ruby1.8 1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.3 ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libruby1.8 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.3 libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.7 ruby1.8 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.3 ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1902-1 CVE-2013-4073 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.358-7u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.194-... 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... -- 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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