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Ubuntu: USN-4532-1 Important: Python Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Debian Security Notice DSA-2910-1 addresses a buffer overflow vulnerability in ruby1.9.3; an update from version 1.9.3.0-3+deb7u1 is recommended.
Charlie Somerville discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled floating point number conversion
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.2.0-2+deb6u2.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.3.484-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.9.1 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: ruby1.9.1
CVE ID: CVE-2013-4164

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