| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2012:0147-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
This update of ruby provides 1.8.7p357, which contains many stability fixes and bug fixes while maintaining full compatibility with the previous version. A detailailed list of changes is available from [link moved to references] g og> .
The most important fixes are:
* Hash functions are now using a randomized seed to avoid algorithmic complexity attacks. If available,
OpenSSL::Random.seed at the SecureRandom.random_bytes is used to achieve this. (CVE-2011-4815
> )
* mkconfig.rb: fix for continued lines.
* Fix Infinity to be greater than any bignum number.
* Initialize store->ex_data.sk.
* Several IPv6 related fixes.
* Fixes for zlib.
* Reinitialize PRNG when forking children
(CVE-2011-2686
> , CVE-2011-3009
> )
* Fixes to securerandom. (CVE-2011-2705
> )
* Fix uri route_to
* Fix race condition with variables and autoload.
Affected Software/OS:
'ruby' package(s) on SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP1, SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2, SUSE Studio Onsite 1.1, SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2, SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
7.8
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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