Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2025.0001
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2025-0001)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2025-0001 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2025-0001 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a denial of service vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `<`s in an attribute value. (CVE-2024-35176) The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. (CVE-2024-39908) 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, `>]` and `]>`. (CVE-2024-41123) The REXML gem 3.3.2 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. (CVE-2024-41946) The REXML gem before 3.3.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many deep elements that have same local name attributes. (CVE-2024-43398) 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...,). (CVE-2024-49761) Affected Software/OS: 'ruby' package(s) on Mageia 9. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-35176 https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/4325835f92f3f142ebd91a3fdba4e1f1ab7f1cfb https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-39908 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-41123 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-41946 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-43398 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-49761
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