---------------------------------------------------------------------- Accurate Vulnerability Scanning No more false positives, no more false negatives http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Gentoo update for ruby SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA37980 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/37980/ DESCRIPTION: Gentoo has issued an update for ruby. This fixes a weakness, which can be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain data. For more information: SA37949 SOLUTION: All Ruby 1.8.6 users: Update to "dev-lang/ruby-1.8.6_p388" or later. All Ruby 1.8.7 users: Update to "dev-lang/ruby-1.8.7_p249" or later. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: GLSA 201001-09: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201001-09.xml OTHER REFERENCES: SA37949: http://secunia.com/advisories/37949/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------