Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1157-1 ruby1.8 -- several vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 27 Aug 2006
- Affected Packages:
- ruby1.8
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 378029, Bug 365520.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-3694, CVE-2006-1931. - More information:
-
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Ruby language, which may lead to the bypass of security restrictions or denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
- CVE-2006-1931
It was discovered that the use of blocking sockets can lead to denial of service.
- CVE-2006-3964
It was discovered that Ruby does not properly maintain "safe levels" for aliasing, directory accesses and regular expressions, which might lead to a bypass of security restrictions.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.2-7sarge4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.4-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your Ruby packages.
- CVE-2006-1931
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/irb1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/rdoc1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ri1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-elisp_1.8.2-7sarge4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-examples_1.8.2-7sarge4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/rdoc1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libopenssl-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libreadline-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libruby1.8-dbg_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libtcltk-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/ruby1.8-dev_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby1.8/libgdbm-ruby1.8_1.8.2-7sarge4_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.