CVE-2024-41946

A flaw was found in the REXML package. Reading an XML file that contains many entity expansions may lead to a denial of service due to resource starvation. An attacker can use this flaw to trick a user into processing an untrusted XML file.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.