Resource Exhaustion Affecting rubygem-json package, versions <0:2.7.1-3.module+el9.4.0+90406+79f381be


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-RUBYGEMJSON-8061966
  • published20 Sept 2024
  • disclosed1 Aug 2024

Introduced: 1 Aug 2024

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 rubygem-json to version 0:2.7.1-3.module+el9.4.0+90406+79f381be or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-6785.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-json package and not the rubygem-json package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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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