USN-1602-1: Ruby vulnerabilities
Publication date
10 October 2012
Overview
Ruby could allow excessive access in untrusted programs.
Releases
Packages
- ruby1.9.1 - Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby
Details
Tyler Hicks and Shugo Maeda discovered that Ruby incorrectly allowed untainted
strings to be modified in protective safe levels. An attacker could use this
flaw to bypass intended access restrictions. (CVE-2012-4464, CVE-2012-4466)
Tyler Hicks and Shugo Maeda discovered that Ruby incorrectly allowed untainted
strings to be modified in protective safe levels. An attacker could use this
flaw to bypass intended access restrictions. (CVE-2012-4464, CVE-2012-4466)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.04 precise | libruby1.9.1 – 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.3 | ||
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