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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2025.7256.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7256-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby2.7' package(s) announced via the USN-7256-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby2.7' package(s) announced via the USN-7256-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-7256-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ruby. The update introduced a minor
regression. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of an XML document
that has specific XML characters in an attribute value using REXML gem. An
attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'ruby2.7' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

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