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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: ruby / rubygem-rexml (CVE-2024-39908)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 217099

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of ruby / rubygem-rexml installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-39908 advisory.

 - REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid parsing untrusted XML strings. (CVE-2024-39908)

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39908

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 217099

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-39908.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/3/2025

Updated: 3/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-39908

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:rubygem-rexml, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:rubygems, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:rubygems-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:ruby, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:ruby-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-39908