usn-7734-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain IO stream methods. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-27280)
It was discovered that the Ruby regex compiler incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive memory contents. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-27282)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of certain XML characters through the REXML gem. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-35176)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled decompressed domain names within a DNS packet. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-24294)
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"2.5.0-4ubuntu1",
"2.5.0-4ubuntu4",
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"2.5.0-6ubuntu1",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.4",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.5",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.7",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.8",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.9",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.10",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.12",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.13",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.14",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.15",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm1",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm3",
"2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm4"
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"binary_version": "2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm1"
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"binary_name": "ruby2.7",
"binary_version": "2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm1"
}
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
"name": "ruby2.7",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7@2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/focal"
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"2.7.0-2",
"2.7.0-3",
"2.7.0-4",
"2.7.0-4ubuntu1",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.2",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.3",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.4",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.5",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.7",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.8",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.9",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.10",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.11",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.12",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.13",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.14",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.15",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.16",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.17",
"2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
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],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}
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"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "libruby3.0",
"binary_version": "3.0.2-7ubuntu2.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "ruby3.0",
"binary_version": "3.0.2-7ubuntu2.11"
}
]
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "ruby3.0",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby3.0@3.0.2-7ubuntu2.11?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
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"3.0.2-5ubuntu1",
"3.0.2-7",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.1",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.2",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.3",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.4",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.5",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.6",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.7",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.8",
"3.0.2-7ubuntu2.10"
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"id": "CVE-2025-24294",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
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],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "libruby3.2",
"binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.6"
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"binary_name": "ruby3.2",
"binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.6"
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"versions": [
"3.2.3-1",
"3.2.3-1build2",
"3.2.3-1build3",
"3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.1",
"3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.3",
"3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.5"
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],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain IO stream\nmethods. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive\ninformation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-27280)\n\nIt was discovered that the Ruby regex compiler incorrectly handled\ncertain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this\nissue to obtain sensitive memory contents. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-27282)\n\nIt was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of certain XML\ncharacters through the REXML gem. An attacker could use this issue to\ncause Ruby to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-35176)\n\nIt was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled decompressed domain names\nwithin a DNS packet. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-24294)",
"id": "USN-7734-1",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:45Z",
"published": "2025-09-03T12:40:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7734-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27280"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27282"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35176"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-24294"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "ruby2.5, ruby2.7, ruby3.0, ruby3.2, ruby3.3 vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27280",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27282",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35176",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24294"
]
}
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
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Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.