QID 198344

Date Published: 2021-05-03

QID 198344: Ubuntu Security Notification for Ruby vulnerability (USN-4922-2)

The rexml gem bundled with ruby incorrectly parsed and serialized xml documents

A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an XML round-trip attack

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 1.5 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-4922-2 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 198344

    CVE-2021-28965 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-4922-2 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo usn.ubuntu.com/4922-2
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