Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61462
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-179-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-179-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-179-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New ruby packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [links moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/ruby-1.8.6_p230-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz: Upgraded to ruby-1.8.6-p230. This fixes a number of security related bugs in Ruby which could lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition or allow execution of arbitrary code. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'ruby' package(s) on Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2662 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html BugTraq ID: 29903 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29903 Bugtraq: 20080626 rPSA-2008-0206-1 ruby (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493688/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-1612 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1612 Debian Security Information: DSA-1618 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1618 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00937.html http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:140 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142 http://blog.phusion.nl/2008/06/23/ruby-186-p230187-broke-your-app-ruby-enterprise-edition-to-the-rescue/ http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/6/21/multiple-ruby-security-vulnerabilities http://www.matasano.com/log/1070/updates-on-drew-yaos-terrible-ruby-vulnerabilities/ http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/157034 http://www.rubyinside.com/june-2008-ruby-security-vulnerabilities-927.html http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/the_big_ruby_vulnerabilities.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11601 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0561.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020347 http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 http://secunia.com/advisories/30831 http://secunia.com/advisories/30867 http://secunia.com/advisories/30875 http://secunia.com/advisories/30894 http://secunia.com/advisories/31062 http://secunia.com/advisories/31181 http://secunia.com/advisories/31256 http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 http://secunia.com/advisories/33178 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.429562 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:017 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-621-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1907/references http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references XForce ISS Database: ruby-rbstrbufappend-code-execution(43345) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43345 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2663 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10524 http://secunia.com/advisories/31090 XForce ISS Database: ruby-rbarystore-code-execution(43346) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43346 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2664 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9646 XForce ISS Database: ruby-rbstrformat-code-execution(43348) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43348 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2725 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-2727 http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-security-commits/2008-June/msg00005.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9606 XForce ISS Database: ruby-rbarysplice-code-execution(43350) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43350 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2726 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9959 XForce ISS Database: ruby-rbarysplice-begrlen-code-execution(43351) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43351
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