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openSUSE 15 Security Update : rubygem-rexml (openSUSE-SU-2025:0129-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234594

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2025:0129-1 advisory.

 rubygem-rexml was updated to 3.3.9:

 - fixes CVE-2024-49761, CVE-2024-43398, CVE-2024-41946, CVE-2024-41123, CVE-2024-39908, CVE-2024-35176
 - bsc#1232440, bsc#1229673, bsc#1228799, bsc#1228794, bsc#1228072, bsc#1224390

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

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

Solution

Update the affected ruby2.5-rubygem-rexml package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1224390

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1228072

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1228794

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1228799

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1229673

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1232440

http://www.nessus.org/u?b0dfc1f3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35176

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-39908

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41123

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41946

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43398

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49761

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234594

File Name: openSUSE-2025-0129-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/18/2025

Updated: 4/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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: 6.7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.6, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ruby2.5-rubygem-rexml

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-35176, CVE-2024-39908, CVE-2024-41123, CVE-2024-41946, CVE-2024-43398, CVE-2024-49761