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GHSA-phwj-rprq-35pp: Nokogiri: Possible Use-After-Free when setting an attribute value via `Nokogiri::XML::Attr#value=` or `#content=`

June 19, 2026

Nokogiri’s CRuby native extension could leave a Ruby wrapper pointing to freed memory when replacing the value of an XML attribute. If Ruby code had already accessed an attribute child node, Nokogiri::XML::Attr#value= could free the underlying native child node while the wrapper remained reachable through the document node cache. A later use of the freed child node or a Ruby GC mark could dereference an invalid pointer, causing an invalid read and a possible segfault.

Nokogiri 1.19.4 preserves any already-wrapped attribute child nodes before replacing the attribute value.

JRuby is not affected.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-phwj-rprq-35pp
  • github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-phwj-rprq-35pp

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.19.4

Fixed versions

  • 1.19.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.19.4 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-416: Use After Free
  • CWE-825: Expired Pointer Dereference

Source file

gem/nokogiri/GHSA-phwj-rprq-35pp.yml

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