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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-08 (dev-lang/ruby)

Information

Severity

Severity

Low

Family

Family

Gentoo Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

2.1

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200409-08.

Insight

Insight

When used for CGI scripting, Ruby creates session files in /tmp with the permissions of the default umask. Depending on that umask, local users may be able to read sensitive data stored in session files.

Solution

Solution

All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-lang/ruby-your_version' # emerge '>=dev-lang/ruby-your_version' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200409-08 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60525

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