--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2009-2179
2009-02-27 23:42:32
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : rubygem-actionpack
Product     : Fedora 9
Version     : 2.1.1
Release     : 2.fc9
URL         : https://rubyonrails.org/
Summary     : Web-flow and rendering framework putting the VC in MVC
Description :
Eases web-request routing, handling, and response as a half-way front,
half-way page controller. Implemented with specific emphasis on enabling easy
unit/integration testing that doesn't require a browser.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

CVE-2008-5189: CGI header injection vulnerability
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog:

* Thu Feb 26 2009 Jeroen van Meeuwen  - 2.1.1-2
- Fix CVE-2008-5189
* Tue Sep 16 2008 David Lutterkort  - 2.1.1-1
- New version (fixes CVE-2008-4094)
* Thu Jul 31 2008 Michael Stahnke  - 2.1.0-1
- New Upstream
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #472510 - CVE-2008-5189 rubygems-actionpack: redirect HTTP header injection vulnerability
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472510
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available at .

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Fedora 9 Update: rubygem-actionpack-2.1.1-2.fc9

February 27, 2009
CVE-2008-5189: CGI header injection vulnerability

Summary

Eases web-request routing, handling, and response as a half-way front,

half-way page controller. Implemented with specific emphasis on enabling easy

unit/integration testing that doesn't require a browser.

CVE-2008-5189: CGI header injection vulnerability

* Thu Feb 26 2009 Jeroen van Meeuwen - 2.1.1-2

- Fix CVE-2008-5189

* Tue Sep 16 2008 David Lutterkort - 2.1.1-1

- New version (fixes CVE-2008-4094)

* Thu Jul 31 2008 Michael Stahnke - 2.1.0-1

- New Upstream

[ 1 ] Bug #472510 - CVE-2008-5189 rubygems-actionpack: redirect HTTP header injection vulnerability

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472510

su -c 'yum update rubygem-actionpack' at the command line.

For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",

available at .

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

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FEDORA-2009-2179 2009-02-27 23:42:32 Product : Fedora 9 Version : 2.1.1 Release : 2.fc9 URL : https://rubyonrails.org/ Summary : Web-flow and rendering framework putting the VC in MVC Description : Eases web-request routing, handling, and response as a half-way front, half-way page controller. Implemented with specific emphasis on enabling easy unit/integration testing that doesn't require a browser. CVE-2008-5189: CGI header injection vulnerability * Thu Feb 26 2009 Jeroen van Meeuwen - 2.1.1-2 - Fix CVE-2008-5189 * Tue Sep 16 2008 David Lutterkort - 2.1.1-1 - New version (fixes CVE-2008-4094) * Thu Jul 31 2008 Michael Stahnke - 2.1.0-1 - New Upstream [ 1 ] Bug #472510 - CVE-2008-5189 rubygems-actionpack: redirect HTTP header injection vulnerability https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472510 su -c 'yum update rubygem-actionpack' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ Fedora-package-announce mailing list Fedora-package-announce@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-package-announce

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References

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Severity
Product : Fedora 9
Version : 2.1.1
Release : 2.fc9
URL : https://rubyonrails.org/
Summary : Web-flow and rendering framework putting the VC in MVC

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