Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 544
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 544

SUSE: 2012:1015-1 Important Update: Rubygem-Actionpack Two Issues

suse
Calendar Grey August 21, 2012
Scroller Suse
SUSE Security Advisory on rubygem-activerecord: urgent patch resolves major vulnerabilities, fortifying overall system integrity.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update to rubygem-actionpack fixes two unsafe query generations with "IS NULL" in the WHERE clause. (CVE-2012-2660 , CVE-2012-2694 ) Indications: Everyone using rubygem-actionpack should update. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - WebYaST [Appliance - Tools]: zypper in -t patch slewystsp1-rubygem-actionpack-2_3-6619 - WebYaST 1.2: zypper in -t patch slewyst12-rubygem-actionpack-2_3-6665 - SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2: zypper in -t patch sleslms12-rubygem-actionpack-2_3-6665 - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2:

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory update important SUSE system resilience rubygem-actionpack two issues

References

#765097 #766791

Cross- CVE-2012-2660 CVE-2012-2694

Affected Products:

WebYaST [Appliance - Tools]

WebYaST 1.2

SUSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2

SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2

SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2660.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2694.html

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1015-1
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory update important SUSE system resilience rubygem-actionpack two issues

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.