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AlmaLinux 9 : ruby (ALSA-2024:10858)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212170

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2024:10858 advisory.

 * rexml: REXML ReDoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-49761)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10858

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-10858.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212170

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-10858.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/9/2024

Updated: 12/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-49761

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ruby, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ruby-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ruby-doc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ruby-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-bigdecimal, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-bundler, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-io-console, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-json, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-minitest, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-power_assert, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-psych, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-rake, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-rdoc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-test-unit, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygems, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygems-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-irb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:ruby-default-gems, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-rbs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-rexml, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-rss, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rubygem-typeprof, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/28/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-49761

CWE: 1333

RHSA: 2024:10858