CVE-2024-43398
Publication date 22 August 2024
Last updated 21 January 2025
Ubuntu priority
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many deep elements that have same local name attributes. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs with tree parser API like REXML::Document.new, you may be impacted to this vulnerability. If you use other parser APIs such as stream parser API and SAX2 parser API, this vulnerability is not affected. The REXML gem 3.3.6 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Why is this CVE low priority?
REXML developers have rated this as being a low severity issue
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| ruby3.0 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| ruby3.2 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 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 |