Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: ruby / ruby-bundled-gems / ruby-bundled-gems-debuginfo / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2025_4063)

high Nessus Plugin ID 353996

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2025_4063 advisory.

* rexml: DoS vulnerability in REXML (CVE-2024-39908)

* rexml: rubygem-rexml: DoS when parsing an XML having many specific characters such as whitespace character, >] and ]> (CVE-2024-41123)

* rexml: DoS vulnerability in REXML (CVE-2024-41946)

* rexml: DoS vulnerability in REXML (CVE-2024-43398)

* CGI: ReDoS in CGI::Util#escapeElement (CVE-2025-27220)

* CGI: Denial of Service in CGI::Cookie.parse (CVE-2025-27219)

* uri: userinfo leakage in URI#join, URI#merge and URI#+ (CVE-2025-27221)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2025_4063.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 353996

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2025_4063.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.69

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2025

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

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