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Unscored RHSA-2011:0910 3 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby security update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 10

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-debuginfo 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-devel 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-docs 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-irb 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-libs 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-rdoc 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-ri 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-static 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server ruby-tcltk 0:1.8.7.299-7.el6_1.1

Vulnerabilities 3

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2011-0188

    The VpMemAlloc function in bigdecimal.c in the BigDecimal class in Ruby 1.9.2-p136 and earlier, as used on Apple Mac OS…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2011-1004

    The FileUtils.remove_entry_secure method in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-420, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-330, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 thro…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2011-1005

    The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-420, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-330, and 1.8.8dev allows context-dependent …

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
  • article
    http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/fileutils-is-vulnerable-to-symlink-race-attacks/
  • article
    http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/02/18/exception-methods-can-bypass-safe/
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678913
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678920
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682332
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_0910.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0188
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0188
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0188
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1004
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1004
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1004
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1005
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1005
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1005