Red Hat: 2013:1090-01: ruby: Moderate Advisory
Summary
Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language.
It has features to process text files and to do system management tasks.
A flaw was found in Ruby's SSL client's hostname identity check when
handling certificates that contain hostnames with NULL bytes. An attacker
could potentially exploit this flaw to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to
spoof SSL servers. Note that to exploit this issue, an attacker would need
to obtain a carefully-crafted certificate signed by an authority that the
client trusts. (CVE-2013-4073)
All users of Ruby are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve this issue.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-4073.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/06/27/hostname-check-bypassing-vulnerability-in-openssl-client-cve-2013-4073/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
ruby-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-mode-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-mode-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386:
ruby-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-mode-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ia64:
ruby-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-mode-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ppc:
ruby-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
ruby-mode-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.5-31.el5_9.ppc.rpm
s390x:
ruby-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-mode-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.5-31.el5_9.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.i386.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-mode-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.5-31.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated ruby packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
979251 - CVE-2013-4073 ruby: hostname check bypassing vulnerability in SSL client