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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-05 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Ruby: Security bypass vulnerability |
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Date: October 06, 2005 |
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Bugs: #106996 |
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ID: 200510-05 |
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Synopsis |
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Ruby is vulnerable to a security bypass of the safe level mechanism. |
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Background |
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Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy |
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object-oriented programming. Ruby supports the safe execution of |
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untrusted code using a safe level and taint flag mechanism. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-lang/ruby < 1.8.3 >= 1.8.3 |
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Description |
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Dr. Yutaka Oiwa discovered that Ruby fails to properly enforce safe |
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level protections. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code |
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beyond the restrictions specified in each safe level. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2337 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2337 |
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[ 2 ] Ruby release announcement |
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http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/20051003.html |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-05.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |