RHSA-2013:1441Medium

Red Hat Security Advisory: rubygems security update

Published
October 17, 2013
Last Modified
November 7, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (3)

CVE-2012-2125 →CVE-2012-2126 →CVE-2013-4287 →

📋 Description

CVE-2012-2125 — rubygems: Two security fixes in v1.8.23 CVE-2012-2126 — rubygems: Two security fixes in v1.8.23 CVE-2013-4287 — rubygems: version regex algorithmic complexity vulnerability

🎯 Affected products12

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • rubygems-0:1.3.7-4.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)

✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258 Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

🔗 References (5)