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Debian 7: DLA-1113-1 Moderate: Ruby 1.8 Buffer Underrun and Injection

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 26, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Improvements to the Python 2.7 package in Debian LTS tackle significant problems such as memory leaks and integer overflows.
Some vulnerabilities were found in the Ruby 1.8 package that affects the LTS distribution

Summary

CVE-2017-0898

Buffer underrun vulnerability in Kernel.sprintf

CVE-2017-10784

Escape sequence injection vulnerability in the Basic
authentication of WEBrick

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby1.8 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Package: ruby1.8
Version: 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u4
CVE ID: CVE-2017-0898 CVE-2017-10784
Debian Bug: 875931 875936

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