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[RHSA-2008:0562-01] Moderate: ruby security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: ruby security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0562-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0562.html

Issue date: 2008-07-14

CVE Names: CVE-2008-2663 CVE-2008-2664 CVE-2008-2725

CVE-2008-2726 CVE-2006-6303 CVE-2008-2376

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1. Summary:

 

Updated ruby packages that fix several security issues are now available

for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.

 

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy

object-oriented programming.

 

Multiple integer overflows leading to a heap overflow were discovered in

the array- and string-handling code used by Ruby. An attacker could use

these flaws to crash a Ruby application or, possibly, execute arbitrary

code with the privileges of the Ruby application using untrusted inputs in

array or string operations. (CVE-2008-2376, CVE-2008-2663, CVE-2008-2725,

CVE-2008-2726)

 

It was discovered that Ruby used the alloca() memory allocation function in

the format (%) method of the String class without properly restricting

maximum string length. An attacker could use this flaw to crash a Ruby

application or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the

Ruby application using long, untrusted strings as format strings.

(CVE-2008-2664)

 

Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security team for

reporting these issues.

 

A flaw was discovered in the way Ruby's CGI module handles certain HTTP

requests. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request and

cause the Ruby CGI script to enter an infinite loop, possibly causing a

denial of service. (CVE-2006-6303)

 

Users of Ruby should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a

backported patches to resolve these issues.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

218287 - CVE-2006-6303 ruby's cgi.rb vulnerable infinite loop DoS

450825 - CVE-2008-2663 ruby: Integer overflows in rb_ary_store()

450834 - CVE-2008-2664 ruby: Unsafe use of alloca in rb_str_format()

451821 - CVE-2008-2725 ruby: integer overflow in rb_ary_splice/update/replace() - REALLOC_N

451828 - CVE-2008-2726 ruby: integer overflow in rb_ary_splice/update/replace() - beg + rlen

453589 - CVE-2008-2376 ruby: integer overflows in rb_ary_fill() / Array#fill

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.6.4-6.el2.src.rpm

 

i386:

irb-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.6.4-6.el2.src.rpm

 

i386:

irb-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.6.4-6.el2.src.rpm

 

i386:

irb-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.4-6.el2.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.src.rpm

 

i386:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc64.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc64.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.s390x.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.s390x.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.s390x.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.s390x.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.s390x.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.s390.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.s390x.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.s390x.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.src.rpm

 

i386:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.src.rpm

 

i386:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.src.rpm

 

i386:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

irb-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-debuginfo-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-devel-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-docs-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.i386.rpm

ruby-libs-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-mode-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

ruby-tcltk-1.6.8-12.el3.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2663

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2664

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2725

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2726

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6303

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2376

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

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