Packages
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. This issue only affected in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2024-35176, CVE-2024-39908, CVE-2024-41123)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of an XML document
that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. An attacker
could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-41946)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of an XML document
that has many digits in a hex numeric character reference. An attacker
could use this issue to cause Ruby to...
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 and Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2024-35176, CVE-2024-39908, CVE-2024-41123)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of an XML document
that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. An attacker
could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-41946)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of an XML document
that has many digits in a hex numeric character reference. An attacker
could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-49761)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.10 oracular | libruby3.3 – 3.3.4-2ubuntu5.1 | ||
| ruby3.3 – 3.3.4-2ubuntu5.1 | |||
| 24.04 noble | libruby3.2 – 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.3 | ||
| ruby3.2 – 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.3 | |||
| 22.04 jammy | libruby3.0 – 3.0.2-7ubuntu2.8 | ||
| ruby3.0 – 3.0.2-7ubuntu2.8 | |||
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