CVE-2024-39908 Affecting rubygems package, versions <0:3.5.16-3.module+el9.4.0+90406+79f381be


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-RUBYGEMS-8062076
  • published20 Sept 2024
  • disclosed16 Jul 2024

Introduced: 16 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-39908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 rubygems to version 0:3.5.16-3.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 rubygems package and not the rubygems 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 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as &lt;, 0 and %&gt;. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid parsing untrusted XML strings.

CVSS Scores

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