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Nokogiri updates packaged libxml2 to v2.12.7 to resolve CVE-2024-34459
Summary
Nokogiri v1.16.5 upgrades its dependency libxml2 to 2.12.7 from 2.12.6.
libxml2 v2.12.7 addresses CVE-2024-34459:
- described at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720
- patched by https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/2876ac53
Impact
There is no impact to Nokogiri users because the issue is present only in libxml2's xmllint tool which Nokogiri does not provide or expose.
Timeline
- 2024-05-13 05:57 EDT, libxml2 2.12.7 release is announced
- 2024-05-13 08:30 EDT, nokogiri maintainers begin triage
- 2024-05-13 10:05 EDT, nokogiri v1.16.5 is released and this GHSA made public
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
nokogiri
|
- | 1.16.5 |
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/GHSA-r95h-9x8f-r3f7.yml
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.16.5
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-r95h-9x8f-r3f7
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/2876ac53
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720
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