SUSE Security Update: Security update for ruby
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:1828-1
Rating:             critical
References:         #851803 
Cross-References:   CVE-2009-0689 CVE-2013-4164
Affected Products:
                    WebYaST 1.3
                    SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
                    SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.3
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   The following security issue has been fixed:

   * CVE-2013-4164: heap overflow in float point parsing

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2013-4164
   
   * CVE-2009-0689
   


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - WebYaST 1.3:

      zypper in -t patch slewyst13-ruby-8578

   - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3:

      zypper in -t patch slestso13-ruby-8578

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-ruby-8579

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-ruby-8578

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ruby-8579

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ruby-8579

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-ruby-8578

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-ruby-8578

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ruby-8579

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-ruby-8578

   - SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.3:

      zypper in -t patch sleslms13-ruby-8578

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - WebYaST 1.3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ruby-devel-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64):

      ruby-devel-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ruby-devel-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-doc-ri-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-examples-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-test-suite-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ruby-devel-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-doc-ri-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-examples-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-test-suite-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1

   - SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.3 (x86_64):

      ruby-devel-1.8.7.p357-0.9.13.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0689.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4164.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/851803
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

SuSE: 2013:1828-1: critical: ruby

December 5, 2013
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

The following security issue has been fixed: * CVE-2013-4164: heap overflow in float point parsing Security Issue references: * CVE-2013-4164 * CVE-2009-0689 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - WebYaST 1.3: zypper in -t patch slewyst13-ruby-8578 - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3: zypper in -t patch slestso13-ruby-8578 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sdksp3-ruby-8579 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sdksp2-ruby-8578 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp3-ruby-8579 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-ruby-8579 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp2-ruby-8578 - SUSE Linux Enterpri...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#851803

Cross- CVE-2009-0689 CVE-2013-4164

Affected Products:

WebYaST 1.3

SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0689.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4164.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/851803

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:1828-1
Rating: critical

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