SUSE-SU-2014:0689-1: moderate: Security update for Ruby

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for Ruby
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0689-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #808137 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-1821
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This Ruby update fixes the following security issue:

       * bnc#808137: Fixed entity expansion DoS vulnerability in REXML
         (CVE-2013-1821).

   Security Issue reference:

       * CVE-2013-1821
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1821>


Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-ruby-9136

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ruby-9136

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ruby-9136

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ruby-9136

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ruby-devel-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-doc-ri-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-examples-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-test-suite-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-doc-html-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1
      ruby-tk-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      ruby-1.8.7.p357-0.9.15.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1821.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/808137
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=5e56a8dbce9146f80eb1c8017375f96a