USN-7747-1: RubyGems vulnerability
Publication date
15 September 2025
Overview
RubyGems could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- rubygems - package management framework for Ruby libraries/applications
Details
It was discovered that RubyGems incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause RubyGems to
consume resources, leading to a regular expression denial of service
(ReDoS).
It was discovered that RubyGems incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause RubyGems to
consume resources, leading to a regular expression denial of service
(ReDoS).
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 jammy | ruby-bundler – 2.3.5-2ubuntu1.2 | ||
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