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[slackware-security]  ruby (SSA:2009-120-01)

New ruby packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2,
and -current to fix a problem with REXML and other security issues.

For details about the REXML issue, see:

  http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/

A full list may be found in the ChangeLog file included with the source code.


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/ruby-1.8.7_p160-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz:
  Upgraded to ruby-1.8.7-p160.
  This update fixes a DoS in REXML.
  For details, see:
    http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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HINT:  Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try.  This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/ruby-1.8.6_p368-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/ruby-1.8.6_p368-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/ruby-1.8.6_p368-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/ruby-1.8.7_p160-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/d/ruby-1.8.7_p160-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 11.0 package:
4ec0a9955bab3bfa8c5b1a16c24b172a  ruby-1.8.6_p368-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0 package:
e396baa7eeacef285482253a19c37395  ruby-1.8.6_p368-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
82f78cebe868bb40c1a7ac99193e7a1c  ruby-1.8.6_p368-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware 12.2 package:
9eba5df43c89ea703e5903b731fa40d5  ruby-1.8.7_p160-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware -current package:
0bb4df63d8f65bf66690a08c0b23a0db  ruby-1.8.7_p160-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg ruby-1.8.7_p160-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz


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