CVE-2010-2489

Publication date 12 July 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

Buffer overflow in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.1-p429 on Windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted ARGF.inplace_mode value that is not properly handled when constructing the filenames of the backup files.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ruby1.8 10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
ruby1.9.1 10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

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Windows only