Red Hat: 2014:1911-01: ruby: Moderate Advisory
Summary
Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language.
It has features to process text files and to perform system management
tasks.
Multiple denial of service flaws were found in the way the Ruby REXML XML
parser performed expansion of parameter entities. A specially crafted XML
document could cause REXML to use an excessive amount of CPU and memory.
(CVE-2014-8080, CVE-2014-8090)
The CVE-2014-8090 issue was discovered by Red Hat Product Security.
All ruby users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances
of Ruby need to be restarted for this update to take effect.
Summary
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
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8080 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8090 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.src.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-devel-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-irb-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-libs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-rdoc-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
i386:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ruby-debuginfo-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-docs-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-ri-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-static-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
ruby-tcltk-1.8.7.374-3.el6_6.x86_64.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/
Topic
Updated ruby packages that fix two security issues are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1157709 - CVE-2014-8080 ruby: REXML billion laughs attack via parameter entity expansion
1159927 - CVE-2014-8090 ruby: REXML incomplete fix for CVE-2014-8080