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The following two updates has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 6 LTS:

[DLA 263-1] ruby1.9.1 security update
[DLA 264-1] libmodule-signature-perl security update



[DLA 263-1] ruby1.9.1 security update

Package : ruby1.9.1
Version : 1.9.2.0-2+deb6u5
CVE ID : CVE-2012-5371 CVE-2013-0269
Debian Bug : 693024 700471

Two vulnerabilities were identified in the Ruby language interpreter,
version 1.9.1.

CVE-2012-5371

Jean-Philippe Aumasson identified that Ruby computed hash values
without properly restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions
predictably, allowing context-dependent attackers to cause a denial
of service (CPU consumption). This is a different vulnerability than
CVE-2011-4815.

CVE-2013-0269

Thomas Hollstegge and Ben Murphy found that the JSON gem for Ruby
allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource
consumption) or bypass the mass assignment protection mechanism via
a crafted JSON document that triggers the creation of arbitrary Ruby
symbols or certain internal objects.

For the squeeze distribution, theses vulnerabilities have been fixed in
version 1.9.2.0-2+deb6u5 of ruby1.9.1. We recommend that you upgrade
your ruby1.9.1 package.


[DLA 264-1] libmodule-signature-perl security update

Package : libmodule-signature-perl
Version : 0.63-1+squeeze2
CVE ID : CVE-2015-3406 CVE-2015-3407 CVE-2015-3408 CVE-2015-3409
Debian Bug : 783451

John Lightsey discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Module::Signature,
a Perl module to manipulate CPAN SIGNATURE files. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2015-3406

Module::Signature could parse the unsigned portion of the SIGNATURE
file as the signed portion due to incorrect handling of PGP signature
boundaries.

CVE-2015-3407

Module::Signature incorrectly handled files that are not listed in
the SIGNATURE file. This includes some files in the t/ directory
that would execute when tests are run.

CVE-2015-3408

Module::Signature used two argument open() calls to read the files
when generating checksums from the signed manifest. This allowed to
embed arbitrary shell commands into the SIGNATURE file that would be
executed during the signature verification process.

CVE-2015-3409

Module::Signature incorrectly handled module loading, allowing to
load modules from relative paths in @INC. A remote attacker
providing a malicious module could use this issue to execute
arbitrary code during signature verification.

For the squeeze distribution, these issues have been fixed in version
0.63-1+squeeze2 of libmodule-signature-perl. Please note that the
libtest-signature-perl package was also updated for compatibility with
the CVE-2015-3407 fix.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmodule-signature-perl and
libtest-signature-perl packages.