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Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1902-1 Medium: Ruby SSL Trust Vulnerability Issue

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An attacker could trick Ruby into trusting a rogue server.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1902-1
July 09, 2013

ruby1.8, ruby1.9.1 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

An attacker could trick Ruby into trusting a rogue server.

Software Description:
- ruby1.8: Object-oriented scripting language
- ruby1.9.1: Object-oriented scripting language

Details:

William (B.J.) Snow Orvis discovered that Ruby incorrectly verified the
hostname in SSL certificates. An attacker could trick Ruby into trusting a
rogue server certificate, which was signed by a trusted certificate
authority, to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.04:
  libruby1.8                      1.8.7.358-7ubuntu1.1
  libruby1.9.1                    1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1
  ruby1.8                         1.8.7.358-7ubuntu1.1
  ruby1.9.1                       1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libruby1.8                      1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.3
  libruby1.9.1                    1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.5
  ruby1.8                         1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.3
  ruby1.9.1                       1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libruby1.8                      1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.3
  libruby1.9.1                    1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.7
  ruby1.8                         1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.3
  ruby1.9.1                       1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.7

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1902-1
  CVE-2013-4073

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.358-7ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.7


Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1902-1 Medium: Ruby SSL Trust Vulnerability Issue

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 9, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
To protect your Ruby installation on Ubuntu, it’s essential to upgrade. Follow these steps to manage the update efficiently and maintain security.
An attacker could trick Ruby into trusting a rogue server.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libruby1.8 1.8.7.358-7ubuntu1.1 libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1 ruby1.8 1.8.7.358-7ubuntu1.1 ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libruby1.8 1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.3 libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.5 ruby1.8 1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.3 ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libruby1.8 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.3 libruby1.9.1 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.7 ruby1.8 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.3 ruby1.9.1 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1902-1

CVE-2013-4073

Severity
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July 09, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.358-7ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.8/1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.7

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