Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2025.7418.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7418-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby2.7, ruby3.0, ruby3.2, ruby3.3' package(s) announced via the USN-7418-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby2.7, ruby3.0, ruby3.2, ruby3.3' package(s) announced via the USN-7418-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: 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. This issue only affected in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-35176, CVE-2024-39908, CVE-2024-41123, CVE-2024-43398) It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled expanding ranges in the net-imap response parser. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to a malicious IMAP server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-25186) It was discovered that the Ruby CGI gem incorrectly handled parsing certain cookies. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2025-27219) It was discovered that the Ruby CGI gem incorrectly handled parsing certain regular expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2025-27220) It was discovered that the Ruby URI gem incorrectly handled certain URI handling methods. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to leak authentication credentials. (CVE-2025-27221) Affected Software/OS: 'ruby2.7, ruby3.0, ruby3.2, ruby3.3' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 24.10. 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-2024-43398 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2025-25186 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2025-27219 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2025-27220 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2025-27221
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