CVE-2009-4124

Publication date 11 December 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rb_str_justify function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.1 before 1.9.1-p376 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving (1) String#ljust, (2) String#center, or (3) String#rjust. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ruby1.8	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected
ruby1.9	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1.9.0.5-1ubuntu2
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 1.9.0.5-1ubuntu1.2
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1.9.0.2-9ubuntu1.2
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1.9.0.2-7ubuntu1.3
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life
ruby1.9.1	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

upstream says 1.8 is not affected

Patch details

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

Package	Patch details
ruby1.9.1	Upstream: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=26038 Upstream: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=26568

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)