[slackware-security] ruby

New ruby packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and 12.1 to
fix bugs and a security issue.

More details about the issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1447

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/ruby-1.8.6_p287-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
Upgraded to ruby-1.8.6-p287.
This fixes several bugs in the previous Ruby update, including a security
issue where the DNS resolver did not randomize the source port and
transaction id sufficiently.
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1447
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

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_p287-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_p287-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_p287-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 11.0 package:
68f319999719565f3f05acf61e791f92 ruby-1.8.6_p287-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0 package:
967059ae6d9a3a3ea609472e4f3c3903 ruby-1.8.6_p287-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
bc821c4e4eee3608e1c5e2e30238b450 ruby-1.8.6_p287-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg ruby-1.8.6_p287-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz