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Tomas Hoger discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled XML entity expansion.
An attacker could use this flaw to cause Ruby to consume large amounts of
resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Tomas Hoger discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled XML entity expansion.
An attacker could use this flaw to cause Ruby to consume large amounts of
resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.10 utopic | libruby2.0 – 2.0.0.484+really457-3ubuntu1.2 | ||
| libruby2.1 – 2.1.2-2ubuntu1.2 | |||
| ruby2.0 – 2.0.0.484+really457-3ubuntu1.2 | |||
| ruby2.1 – 2.1.2-2ubuntu1.2 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | libruby1.9.1 – 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.2 | ||
| libruby2.0 – 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| ruby1.9.1 – 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.2 | |||
| ruby2.0 – 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| 12.04 precise | libruby1.8 – 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.6 | ||
| libruby1.9.1 – 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.10 | |||
| ruby1.8 – 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1.6 | |||
| ruby1.9.1 – 1.9.3.0-1ubuntu2.10 | |||
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