Debian 1.8 DSA-3245-1 Moderate OpenSSL Hostname Mismatch Threat
debian
May 2, 2015
It was discovered that the Ruby OpenSSL extension, part of the interpreter for the Ruby language, did not properly implement hostname matching, in violation of RFC 6125
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.8 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: ruby1.8
CVE ID: CVE-2015-1855
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