CVE-2012-4481

Publication date 5 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The safe-level feature in Ruby 1.8.7 allows context-dependent attackers to modify strings via the NameError#to_s method when operating on Ruby objects. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ruby1.8 12.10 quantal
Fixed 1.8.7.358-4ubuntu0.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu0.2
11.04 natty
Fixed 1.8.7.302-2ubuntu0.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.8.7.249-2ubuntu0.2
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
ruby1.9 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
ruby1.9.1 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

tyhicks

Supplements incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1005

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
ruby1.8

References

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