openSUSE Security Update : ruby (openSUSE-SU-2013:1393-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75128

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The ruby gemrc configured the gem installation source as http source, allowing man in the middle attacks (if someone could provide a different address for rubygems.org).

Solution

Update the affected ruby packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75128

File Name: openSUSE-2013-668.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ruby, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ruby-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ruby-common

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2013

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