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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4109-1 (ruby-omniauth - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Lalith Rallabhandi discovered that OmniAuth, a Ruby library for implementing multi-provider authentication in web applications, mishandled and leaked sensitive information. An attacker with access to the callback environment, such as in the case of a crafted web application, can request authentication services from this module and access to the CSRF token.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ruby-omniauth on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.1-1+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.1-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-omniauth packages. For the detailed security status of ruby-omniauth please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.