CESA-2005:799: ruby security update
Description
Updated ruby packages that fix an arbitrary command execution issue are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. [Updated 25 Oct 2005] Errata has been updated to include missing packages for CentOS Linux 3.
Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for object-oriented programming. A bug was found in the way ruby handles eval statements. It is possible for a malicious script to call eval in such a way that can allow the bypass of certain safe-level restrictions. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-2337 to this issue. Users of Ruby should update to these erratum packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.
Solution(s)
- centos-upgrade-irb
- centos-upgrade-ruby
- centos-upgrade-ruby-devel
- centos-upgrade-ruby-docs
- centos-upgrade-ruby-libs
- centos-upgrade-ruby-mode
- centos-upgrade-ruby-tcltk
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