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SUSE: CVE-2015-7576: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/11/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/15/2016
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-portus
  • suse-upgrade-rubygem-actionpack-3_2
  • suse-upgrade-rubygem-activesupport-3_2

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:0435-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0457-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0600-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0618-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0623-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0857-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0858-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0968-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1146-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:0475-1
  • DLA-604-1
  • DSA-3464
  • CVE-2015-7576
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