Slackware: 2013-136-02: ruby Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/ruby-1.9.3_p429-i486-1_slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue in DL and Fiddle included in Ruby where tainted strings can be used by system calls regardless of the $SAFE level setting. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2065 https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/05/14/taint-bypass-dl-fiddle-cve-2013-2065/ (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 13.1 package:
f6749a02556c8d36ea778efd7c648e38 ruby-1.9.3_p429-i486-1_slack13.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
57cebcb0da090e6359c99997103b07eb ruby-1.9.3_p429-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz
Slackware 13.37 package:
fd110a0d6eba27e8d3841448e5cfcce7 ruby-1.9.3_p429-i486-1_slack13.37.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
7102c181ea158525497bea4e3330c348 ruby-1.9.3_p429-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz
Slackware 14.0 package:
7ee54d593ead24ca3ec2f7147c938f28 ruby-1.9.3_p429-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
9a7e5786145827083db2001b8ef3d629 ruby-1.9.3_p429-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
5f381efa8c16989fec3432a286ce85c5 d/ruby-1.9.3_p429-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
f662bb06aca7166f4b8159ce839c7f0c d/ruby-1.9.3_p429-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg ruby-1.9.3_p429-i486-1_slack14.0.txz