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Fedora 24: ruby Update for IV Reuse in GCM Mode - Security Advisory

Fix IV Reuse in GCM Mode.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-f16ba664e7 2017-08-04 13:49:30.936772 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : ruby Product : Fedora 24 Version : 2.3.3 Release : 62.fc24 URL : https://www.ruby-lang.org/ Summary : An interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Description : Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Fix IV Reuse in GCM Mode. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1381526 - CVE-2016-7798 ruby: IV Reuse in GCM Mode https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381526 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade ruby' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The latest Ruby patch for Fedora 24 fixes issues with IV reuse in GCM mode, bolstering security measures for users.. Fedora Ruby Security, IV Reuse Correction, GCM Mode Fix. . Severity: Critical.LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 04, 2017 •Critical Fedora