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-vulnerabilities

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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