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Red Hat 6: RHSA-2014:0510-01 Moderate: Ruby ActionPack Directory Flaw

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Updated ruby193-rubygem-actionpack packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Software Collections 1. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate [More...]
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2014:0510-01
Product:           Red Hat Software Collections
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0510.html
Issue date:        2014-05-15
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-0130 
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1. Summary:

Updated ruby193-rubygem-actionpack packages that fix one security issue are
now available for Red Hat Software Collections 1.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in
the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL 6 Server - noarch
Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL 6 Workstation - noarch

3. Description:

Ruby on Rails is a model-view-controller (MVC) framework for web
application development. Action Pack implements the controller and the
view components.

A directory traversal flaw was found in the way Ruby on Rails handled
wildcard segments in routes with implicit rendering. A remote attacker
could use this flaw to retrieve arbitrary local files accessible to a Ruby
on Rails application using the aforementioned routes via a specially
crafted request. (CVE-2014-0130)

All ruby193-rubygem-actionpack users are advised to upgrade to these
updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the
Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1095105 - CVE-2014-0130 rubygem-actionpack: directory traversal issue

6. Package List:

Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL 6 Server:

Source:

noarch:
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-3.2.8-5.5.el6.noarch.rpm
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-doc-3.2.8-5.5.el6.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL 6 Workstation:

Source:

noarch:
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-3.2.8-5.5.el6.noarch.rpm
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-doc-3.2.8-5.5.el6.noarch.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0130
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat 6: RHSA-2014:0510-01 Moderate: Ruby ActionPack Directory Flaw

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Enhanced ruby193-rubygem-actionpack components to resolve a critical directory traversal vulnerability in Ruby on Rails specifically for Red Hat users.
Updated ruby193-rubygem-actionpack packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Software Collections 1

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Summary

Ruby on Rails is a model-view-controller (MVC) framework for web application development. Action Pack implements the controller and the view components.
A directory traversal flaw was found in the way Ruby on Rails handled wildcard segments in routes with implicit rendering. A remote attacker could use this flaw to retrieve arbitrary local files accessible to a Ruby on Rails application using the aforementioned routes via a specially crafted request. (CVE-2014-0130)
All ruby193-rubygem-actionpack users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0130 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL 6 Server:
Source:
noarch: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-3.2.8-5.5.el6.noarch.rpm ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-doc-3.2.8-5.5.el6.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL 6 Workstation:
Source:
noarch: ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-3.2.8-5.5.el6.noarch.rpm ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-doc-3.2.8-5.5.el6.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package


Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0510-01
Product: Red Hat Software Collections
Issue date: 2014-05-15

Topic

Updated ruby193-rubygem-actionpack packages that fix one security issue arenow available for Red Hat Software Collections 1.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL 6 Server - noarch

Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL 6 Workstation - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1095105 - CVE-2014-0130 rubygem-actionpack: directory traversal issue

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