Red Hat: 2013:1767-01: ruby: Critical Advisory
Summary
Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language.
It has features to process text files and to perform system management
tasks.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Ruby parsed floating point
numbers from their text representation. If an application using Ruby
accepted untrusted input strings and converted them to floating point
numbers, an attacker able to provide such input could cause the application
to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
application. (CVE-2013-4164)
All ruby users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct 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-2013-4164.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.2):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.src.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.3):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.src.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.src.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.2):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.src.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.3) :
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.src.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.src.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.2):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.2):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.352-13.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 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4 Extended Update Support.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity 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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.2) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.3) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.2) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.3) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.2) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.2) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1033460 - CVE-2013-4164 ruby: heap overflow in floating point parsing