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Gentoo update for Ruby
Secunia Advisory: SA12462
Release Date: 2004-09-06
Popularity: 6,186 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2004-0755


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for ruby. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.

For more information:
SA12290

Solution:
Update to one of the following versions:
dev-lang/ruby-1.6.8-r11
dev-lang/ruby-1.8.0-r7
dev-lang/ruby-1.8.2_pre2

Original Advisory:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.announce/445
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-08.xml

Other References:
SA12290:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12290/


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