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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79771

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

Nokogiri versions before 1.19.3 contain a memory leak in the XSLT Stylesheet transform method when processing Ruby strings containing null bytes. Attackers can exploit this by passing attacker-controlled input with null bytes to transform parameters, causing heap allocations to leak and enabling denial of service against long-running processes.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79771

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Security context

Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79771

ruby-nokogiri

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
1.13.10+dfsg-2

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.14.2+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.14.3+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.14.3+dfsg-2

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.15.4+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.16.0+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.16.0+dfsg-2

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.16.2+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.16.4+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.17.2+dfsg-1~exp1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.18.10+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.18.10+dfsg-2

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.18.10+dfsg-3

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.18.2+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.19.1+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.19.3+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

1.19.4+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

ruby-nokogiri

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions
1.18.10+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.18.10+dfsg-2

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.18.10+dfsg-3

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.18.2+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.19.1+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.19.3+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

1.19.4+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

ruby-nokogiri

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions
1.18.10+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

1.18.10+dfsg-2

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

1.18.10+dfsg-3

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

1.18.2+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

1.19.1+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

Fixed versions
1.19.3+dfsg-1

Source reference: /affected/2/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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        "events": [
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    "package": {
      "name": "ruby-nokogiri",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ruby-nokogiri?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
    },
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      "1.14.3+dfsg-1",
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      "1.15.4+dfsg-1",
      "1.16.0+dfsg-1",
      "1.16.0+dfsg-2",
      "1.16.2+dfsg-1",
      "1.16.4+dfsg-1",
      "1.17.2+dfsg-1~exp1",
      "1.18.10+dfsg-1",
      "1.18.10+dfsg-2",
      "1.18.10+dfsg-3",
      "1.18.2+dfsg-1",
      "1.19.1+dfsg-1",
      "1.19.3+dfsg-1",
      "1.19.4+dfsg-1"
    ],
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    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  },
  {
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          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "ruby-nokogiri",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ruby-nokogiri?arch=source&distro=trixie",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
    },
    "versions": [
      "1.18.10+dfsg-1",
      "1.18.10+dfsg-2",
      "1.18.10+dfsg-3",
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      "1.19.1+dfsg-1",
      "1.19.3+dfsg-1",
      "1.19.4+dfsg-1"
    ],
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    },
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    }
  },
  {
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      {
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          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
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          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "ruby-nokogiri",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ruby-nokogiri?arch=source&distro=forky",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
    },
    "versions": [
      "1.18.10+dfsg-1",
      "1.18.10+dfsg-2",
      "1.18.10+dfsg-3",
      "1.18.2+dfsg-1",
      "1.19.1+dfsg-1"
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79771.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  }
]

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