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Debian dla-4803 : ruby-oj - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 353437

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4803 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4803-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Simon Quigley September 30, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : ruby-oj Version : 3.14.2-1+deb12u1 CVE ID : CVE-2026-54500 CVE-2026-54502 CVE-2026-54592 CVE-2026-54896 CVE-2026-54897 CVE-2026-54898 CVE-2026-54899 CVE-2026-54900 CVE-2026-54901 CVE-2026-54902 CVE-2026-54903

 Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in Oj, a fast JSON parser and serializer for Ruby, which could result in denial of service or memory disclosure.

 For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 3.14.2-1+deb12u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-oj packages.

 For the detailed security status of ruby-oj please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ruby-oj

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system, and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the ruby-oj packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/ruby-oj

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54500

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54502

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54592

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54896

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54897

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54898

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54899

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54900

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54901

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54902

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54903

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ruby-oj

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 353437

File Name: debian_DLA-4803.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 9/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.92

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-54500

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-54903

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-oj

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-54500, CVE-2026-54502, CVE-2026-54592, CVE-2026-54896, CVE-2026-54897, CVE-2026-54898, CVE-2026-54899, CVE-2026-54900, CVE-2026-54901, CVE-2026-54902, CVE-2026-54903