Ubuntu Security Notice 1603-2 - USN-1603-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ruby. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 12.10. Shugo Maedo and Vit Ondruch 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. Various other issues were also addressed.
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