Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for ruby. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and conduct spoofing attacks.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for ruby
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32371
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Spoofing, DoS
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/4670/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13653/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13651/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for ruby. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and
conduct spoofing attacks.
For more information:
SA31430
SA31602
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
RHSA-2008-0897:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA31430:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430/
SA31602:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602/
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