SUSE-SU-2013:1897-1: critical: Security update for ruby19

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Mon Dec 16 16:04:18 MST 2013


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for ruby19
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:1897-1
Rating:             critical
References:         #851803 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-4164
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It
   includes one version update.

Description:


   This update fixes a severe security bug in ruby19:

   * CVE-2013-4164: heap overflow in float point parsing
   could lead to crashes and code execution

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2013-4164
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4164
   >


Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3:

      zypper in -t patch slestso13-ruby19-8620

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64) [New Version: 1.9.3.p392]:

      ruby19-1.9.3.p392-0.17.1
      ruby19-devel-1.9.3.p392-0.17.1
      ruby19-devel-extra-1.9.3.p392-0.17.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4164.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/851803
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3342ac1ab377ae7f16f87852381eeade



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