Yukihiro Matsumoto reported that Ruby’s HTTP module uses blocking sockets. By sending large amounts of data to a server application that uses this module, a remote attacker could exploit this to render this application unusable and not respond any more to other clients (Denial of Service).
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
24 April 2006
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Yukihiro Matsumoto reported that Ruby’s HTTP module uses blocking sockets. By sending large amounts of data to a server application that uses this module, a remote attacker could exploit this to render this application unusable and not respond any more to other clients (Denial of Service).
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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