CVE-2024-49761
Publication date 28 October 2024
Last updated 30 October 2024
Ubuntu priority
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. 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...;). This does not happen with Ruby 3.2 or later. Ruby 3.1 is the only affected maintained Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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jruby | 24.10 oracular |
Needs evaluation
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24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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ruby2.3 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
ruby2.5 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
ruby2.7 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
ruby3.0 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
ruby3.2 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
ruby3.3 | 24.10 oracular |
Needs evaluation
|
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49761
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-2rxp-v6pw-ch6m
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/ce59f2eb1aeb371fe1643414f06618dbe031979f (v3.3.9)
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/10/28/redos-rexml-cve-2024-49761/
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/ce59f2eb1aeb371fe1643414f06618dbe031979f
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/10/28/redos-rexml-cve-2024-49761