High [CVE-2024-58378] Nokogiri before 1.16.2 Use-After-Free via xmlTextReader
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2024-58378.
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Summary
Nokogiri before 1.15.6 and 1.16.x before 1.16.2, when using bundled libxml2, is affected by the libxml2 flaw CVE-2024-25062. This CVE does not represent a flaw in Nokogiri, but is rather a duplicate assignment for different CVEs affecting libxml2 or libxslt.
The rubygem-nokogiri packages as shipped in Red Hat products do not bundled libxml2 and libxslt, but rather use system packages of those libraries. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-416. Under investigation: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2.
Red Hat lists Red Hat Satellite 6 as not affected.
- < 1.15.6
- < 1.16.x
- < 1.16.2
- 1.16
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
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