-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: ruby security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:1764-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1764.html Issue date: 2013-11-25 CVE Names: CVE-2013-4164 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated ruby packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language. It has features to process text files and to perform system management tasks. A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Ruby parsed floating point numbers from their text representation. If an application using Ruby accepted untrusted input strings and converted them to floating point numbers, an attacker able to provide such input could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application. (CVE-2013-4164) All ruby users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1033460 - CVE-2013-4164 ruby: heap overflow in floating point parsing 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.src.rpm i386: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.src.rpm i386: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.src.rpm x86_64: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.src.rpm x86_64: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.src.rpm i386: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ppc64: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm s390x: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm x86_64: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.src.rpm i386: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ppc64: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc64.rpm s390x: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.s390x.rpm x86_64: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.src.rpm i386: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6.src.rpm i386: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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