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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844905
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4922-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby2.3, ruby2.5, ruby2.7' package(s) announced via the USN-4922-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby2.3, ruby2.5, ruby2.7' package(s) announced via the USN-4922-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Juho Nurminen discovered that the REXML gem bundled with Ruby incorrectly
parsed and serialized XML documents. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to perform an XML round-trip attack.

Affected Software/OS:
'ruby2.3, ruby2.5, ruby2.7' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-28965
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/04/05/xml-round-trip-vulnerability-in-rexml-cve-2021-28965/
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