{"id":"GHSA-wjv4-x9w8-wm3h","summary":"Nokogiri: Possible Use-After-Free when setting `Document#root=` to an invalid node type","details":"### Summary\n\n`Nokogiri::XML::Document#root=` validated only that the new root was a `Nokogiri::XML::Node`, allowing a DTD node to be set as the document root. The result is a heap use-after-free during garbage collection or finalization, leading to an invalid memory read or potentially a segfault.\n\nNokogiri 1.19.4 restricts `Document#root=` to element nodes, raising `TypeError` for any other node type.\n\nThis memory-safety issue affects only the CRuby implementation (libxml2). The JRuby implementation was not affected; the same input validation was added there for behavioral parity.\n\n### Severity\n\nThe Nokogiri maintainers have evaluated this as low severity. This is only triggered by a programming error. It requires application code to assign a non-element node such as a DTD as the document root via `Document#root=`. Nokogiri 1.19.4 now raises `TypeError` instead of allowing a use-after-free. It cannot be triggered by untrusted input or through normal use of the public API.\n\n### Mitigation\n\nUpgrade to Nokogiri 1.19.4 or later.\n\nAs a workaround, applications that cannot upgrade should avoid assigning a DTD (or any non-element node) via `Document#root=`.\n\n### Credit\n\nThis issue was responsibly reported by Zheng Yu from depthfirst.com.","aliases":["CVE-2026-57436"],"modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:50.907992171Z","published":"2026-06-19T16:36:59Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-06-19T16:36:59Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-416"],"severity":"LOW"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-wjv4-x9w8-wm3h"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"nokogiri","ecosystem":"RubyGems","purl":"pkg:gem/nokogiri"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.19.4"}]}],"versions":["1.0.0","1.0.1","1.0.2","1.0.3","1.0.4","1.0.5","1.0.6","1.0.7","1.1.0","1.1.1","1.10.0","1.10.0.rc1","1.10.1","1.10.10","1.10.2","1.10.3","1.10.4","1.10.5","1.10.6","1.10.7","1.10.8","1.10.9","1.11.0","1.11.0.rc1","1.11.0.rc2","1.11.0.rc3","1.11.0.rc4","1.11.1","1.11.2","1.11.3","1.11.4","1.11.5","1.11.6","1.11.7","1.12.0","1.12.0.rc1","1.12.1","1.12.2","1.12.3","1.12.4","1.12.5","1.13.0","1.13.1","1.13.10","1.13.2","1.13.3","1.13.4","1.13.5","1.13.6","1.13.7","1.13.8","1.13.9","1.14.0","1.14.0.rc1","1.14.1","1.14.2","1.14.3","1.14.4","1.14.5","1.15.0","1.15.1","1.15.2","1.15.3","1.15.4","1.15.5","1.15.6","1.15.7","1.16.0","1.16.0.rc1","1.16.1","1.16.2","1.16.3","1.16.4","1.16.5","1.16.6","1.16.7","1.16.8","1.17.0","1.17.1","1.17.2","1.18.0","1.18.0.rc1","1.18.1","1.18.10","1.18.2","1.18.3","1.18.4","1.18.5","1.18.6","1.18.7","1.18.8","1.18.9","1.19.0","1.19.1","1.19.2","1.19.3","1.2.0","1.2.1","1.2.2","1.2.3","1.3.0","1.3.1","1.3.2","1.3.3","1.4.0","1.4.1","1.4.2","1.4.2.1","1.4.3","1.4.3.1","1.4.4","1.4.4.1","1.4.4.2","1.4.5","1.4.6","1.4.7","1.5.0","1.5.0.beta.1","1.5.0.beta.2","1.5.0.beta.3","1.5.0.beta.4","1.5.1","1.5.1.rc1","1.5.10","1.5.11","1.5.2","1.5.3","1.5.3.rc2","1.5.3.rc3","1.5.3.rc4","1.5.3.rc5","1.5.3.rc6","1.5.4","1.5.4.rc1","1.5.4.rc2","1.5.4.rc3","1.5.5","1.5.5.rc1","1.5.5.rc2","1.5.5.rc3","1.5.6","1.5.6.rc1","1.5.6.rc2","1.5.6.rc3","1.5.7","1.5.7.rc1","1.5.7.rc2","1.5.7.rc3","1.5.8","1.5.9","1.6.0","1.6.0.rc1","1.6.1","1.6.2","1.6.2.1","1.6.2.rc1","1.6.2.rc2","1.6.2.rc3","1.6.3","1.6.3.1","1.6.3.rc1","1.6.3.rc2","1.6.3.rc3","1.6.4","1.6.4.1","1.6.5","1.6.6.1","1.6.6.2","1.6.6.3","1.6.6.4","1.6.7","1.6.7.1","1.6.7.2","1.6.7.rc2","1.6.7.rc3","1.6.7.rc4","1.6.8","1.6.8.1","1.6.8.rc1","1.6.8.rc2","1.6.8.rc3","1.7.0","1.7.0.1","1.7.1","1.7.2","1.8.0","1.8.1","1.8.2","1.8.3","1.8.4","1.8.5","1.9.0","1.9.0.rc1","1.9.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-wjv4-x9w8-wm3h/GHSA-wjv4-x9w8-wm3h.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U"}]}