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>> Slackware Security Update Fixes Ruby DNS Resolver Vulnerability

Title : Slackware Security Update Fixes Ruby DNS Resolver Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-3283
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1447
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-12-01

Technical Description

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A vulnerability has been identified in Slackware, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by an error in Ruby. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2334

Affected Products

Slackware 11.0
Slackware 12.0
Slackware 12.1

Solution

Updated package for Slackware 11.0 :
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/ruby-1.8.6_p287-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.0 :
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/ruby-1.8.6_p287-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1 :
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/ruby-1.8.6_p287-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3283
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754

ChangeLog

2008-12-01 : Initial release

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