Advisory Published

RHSA-2008:0981: Moderate: ruby security update

First published: Thu Dec 04 2008(Updated: )

Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language. It<br>has features to process text files and to do system management tasks.<br>Vincent Danen reported, that Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0897<br>did not properly address a denial of service flaw in the WEBrick (Ruby<br>HTTP server toolkit), known as CVE-2008-3656. This flaw allowed a<br>remote attacker to send a specially-crafted HTTP request to a WEBrick<br>server that would cause the server to use excessive CPU time. This<br>update properly addresses this flaw. (CVE-2008-4310)<br>All Ruby users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a<br>correct patch that resolves this issue.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/ruby<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-devel<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-devel<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-docs<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-irb<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-libs<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-libs<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-mode<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-rdoc<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-ri<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-tcltk<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-docs<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-irb<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-mode<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-rdoc<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-ri<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby-tcltk<1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
1.8.5-5.el5_2.6
redhat/ruby<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/irb<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-devel<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-docs<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-libs<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-libs<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-mode<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-tcltk<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/irb<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-devel<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-docs<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-mode<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
redhat/ruby-tcltk<1.8.1-7.el4_7.2
1.8.1-7.el4_7.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2008:0981?

    The severity of RHSA-2008:0981 is classified as moderate.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2008:0981?

    To fix RHSA-2008:0981, update the affected packages to the versions specified in the advisory.

  • Which packages are affected by RHSA-2008:0981?

    RHSA-2008:0981 affects various packages including ruby, ruby-devel, and ruby-libs among others.

  • What kind of issue does RHSA-2008:0981 address?

    RHSA-2008:0981 addresses a denial of service vulnerability in Ruby.

  • Is RHSA-2008:0981 applicable to different architectures?

    Yes, RHSA-2008:0981 is applicable to both x86_64 and i386 architectures.

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