Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting rubygem-mysql2 package, versions <0:0.5.4-1.module+el9.1.0+15737+76195479


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-RUBYGEMMYSQL2-8862723
  • published28 Feb 2025
  • disclosed28 Oct 2024

Introduced: 28 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-49761  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 rubygem-mysql2 to version 0:0.5.4-1.module+el9.1.0+15737+76195479 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-mysql2 package and not the rubygem-mysql2 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.9 has a ReDoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many digits between &# and x...; in a hex numeric character reference (&#x...;). This does not happen with Ruby 3.2 or later. Ruby 3.1 is the only affected maintained Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1