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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-41123: ELSA-2024-6670: pcs security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-41123: ELSA-2024-6670: pcs security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/01/2024
Created
10/18/2024
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.2 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as whitespace character, `>]` and `]>`. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. A vulnerability was found in REXML, an XML toolkit used for Ruby. When parsing an untrusted XML with many specific characters, the REXML gem may take a long time, leading to a denial of service condition. Some of these special characters include the whitespace character, '>]', and ']>'.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-pcs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-pcs-snmp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ruby
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-bundled-gems
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-default-gems
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-abrt
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-abrt-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-bigdecimal
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-bundler
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-io-console
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-irb
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-json
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-minitest
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-mysql2
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-mysql2-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-pg
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-pg-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-power-assert
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-psych
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-racc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-rake
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-rbs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-rdoc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-rexml
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-rss
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygems
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygems-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-test-unit
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-rubygem-typeprof
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ruby-libs

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