GLSA 201405-10: Rack: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	Rack: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	05/17/2014
Bugs:	#451620, #456176
ID:	201405-10

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Rack, the worst of which allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-ruby/rack	< 1.4.5	>= 1.4.5	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Rack. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Rack 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rack-1.4.5"

All Rack 1.3 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rack-1.3.10"

All Rack 1.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rack-1.2.8"

All Rack 1.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/rack-1.1.6"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-10.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.