Oracle Linux 9 : ruby:3.1 (ELSA-2025-4488)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235375

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-4488 advisory.

ruby [3.1.7-146]
- Upgrade to Ruby 3.1.7.
Resolves: RHEL-55410
- Fix DoS vulnerability in REXML. (CVE-2024-39908) Resolves: RHEL-86077

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235375

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-4488.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/6/2025

Updated: 5/6/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27221

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 6.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43398

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-bigdecimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-io-console, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-json, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-minitest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-psych, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-rake, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-rdoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygems, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygems-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-bundler, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-mysql2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-mysql2-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-pg, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-pg-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-power_assert, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-test-unit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-default-gems, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-irb, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-rbs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-rexml, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-rss, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rubygem-typeprof, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:1:appstream_base, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:2:appstream_base, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream_developer, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-bundled-gems, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:4:appstream_base, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:4:appstream_patch, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:5:appstream_base, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:5:appstream_patch

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-39908, CVE-2024-41123, CVE-2024-41946, CVE-2024-43398, CVE-2025-27219, CVE-2025-27220, CVE-2025-27221

IAVB: 2024-B-0105-S, 2024-B-0124-S

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