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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200906-02 (ruby)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200906-02.
Insight
Insight
A flaw in the Ruby standard library might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service attack.
Solution
Solution
All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.6_p369' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200906-02 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273213