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SUSE Cloud 1.0 SUSE-SU-2013:0612-1 Critical: rubygem-extlib DDoS

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Calendar Grey April 3, 2013
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A critical patch for rubygem-extlib concerning CVE-2013-0269 has been released and is now accessible for SUSE Cloud.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

The Extlib Ruby Gem has been updated to fix a Denial of Service vulnerability in XML (CVE-2013-1802) Security Issue references: * CVE-2013-0269 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Cloud 1.0: zypper in -t patch sleclo10sp2-rubygem-extlib-7498 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Cloud 1.0 (x86_64): rubygem-extlib-0.9.15-0.9.1

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security advisory denial of service update important rubygem suse cloud

References

#804719

Cross- CVE-2013-0269

Affected Products:

SUSE Cloud 1.0

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0269.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:0612-1
Rating: important

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security advisory denial of service update important rubygem suse cloud

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