Resource Exhaustion Affecting ruby:3.3/rubygems-devel package, versions <0:3.5.16-3.module_el9.4.0+115+226a984b


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-RUBY-8066200
  • published20 Sept 2024
  • disclosed18 Sept 2024

Introduced: 18 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-41123  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 ruby:3.3/rubygems-devel to version 0:3.5.16-3.module_el9.4.0+115+226a984b or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:6785.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby:3.3/rubygems-devel package and not the ruby:3.3/rubygems-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.2 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as whitespace character, &gt;] and ]&gt;. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.

CVSS Scores

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