Security update for rubygem-actionpack

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(Last modified: 29NOV2007)

solutions Security update for rubygem-actionpack SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (8bfa1a51eafd50ff3f71849166849c07)

Applies to

Package: rubygem-actionpack
Product(s): SLE SDK 10 SP1 for x86
SLE SDK 10 SP1 for IPF
SLE SDK 10 SP1 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries
SLE SDK 10 SP1 for IBM zSeries
SLE SDK 10 SP1 for X86-64
Zypp-Patch-Number: 4756
Release: 20071129
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone should update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

Malicious users could specify their session-ID in the URL and could gain
access to an authenticated session that way (CVE-2007-5380).

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Fvh rubygem-actionpack.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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