CVE-2011-0188

Publication date 22 March 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The VpMemAlloc function in bigdecimal.c in the BigDecimal class in Ruby 1.9.2-p136 and earlier, as used on Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 and other platforms, does not properly allocate memory, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving creation of a large BigDecimal value within a 64-bit process, related to an "integer truncation issue."

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ruby1.8 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Fixed 1.8.7.302-2ubuntu0.1
10.10 maverick
Fixed 1.8.7.299-2ubuntu0.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.8.7.249-2ubuntu0.1
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
ruby1.9 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
ruby1.9.1 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

tyhicks

Test case in comment #1 of RH tracker

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
ruby1.8

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1377-1
    • Ruby vulnerabilities
    • 28 February 2012

Other references