Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54665
Category:	Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:	Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-08 (dev-lang/ruby)
Summary:	Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-08 (dev-lang/ruby)
Description:	The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200409-08. 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: 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
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0755 Debian Security Information: DSA-537 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-537 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-08.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:128 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11128 http://secunia.com/advisories/12290/ XForce ISS Database: ruby-filestore-pstore-insecure-permission(16996) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/16996
Copyright	Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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