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Ruby multiple security vulnerabilities

Vuln name: Ruby rb_ary_fill() DOS

From:	RPATH
Date:	27.06.2008
Subject:	rPSA-2008-0206-1 ruby

rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0206-1
Published: 2008-06-26
Products:
   rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
   rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
   rPath Linux 1
   rPath Linux 2

Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
   Remote User Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
   ruby=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.8.6_p230-0.3-1
   ruby=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.8.6_p230-2-0.1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
   https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2626

References:
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2662
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2663
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2725
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2726
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2664
   http://preview.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/06/20/arbitrary-code-execution-vulne
rabilities

Description:
   Previous versions of the ruby package contain multiple vulnerabilities,
   the most serious of which allow users to  execute arbitrary code with
   elevated privileges.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0206

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