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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