An issue was discovered in Ruby 3.x through 3.3.0.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Ruby 3.x through 3.3.0. If attacker-supplied data is provided to the Ruby regex compiler, it is possible to extract arbitrary heap data relative to the start of the text, including pointers and sensitive strings. The fixed versions are 3.0.7, 3.1.5, 3.2.4, and 3.3.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 10 advisories
- RHSA-2026:8838 Released 2026-04-17 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images ruby4.0-4.0.0-33.3.hum1@aarch64, ruby4.0-4.0.0-33.3.hum1@src, ruby4.0-4.0.0-33.3.hum1@x86_64 +10
- RHSA-2026:7307 Released 2026-04-09 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images ruby3.4-3.4.8-31.1.hum1@aarch64, ruby3.4-3.4.8-31.1.hum1@src, ruby3.4-3.4.8-31.1.hum1@x86_64 +10
- RHSA-2026:7305 Released 2026-04-09 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images ruby3.3-3.3.10-23.1.hum1@aarch64, ruby3.3-3.3.10-23.1.hum1@src, ruby3.3-3.3.10-23.1.hum1@x86_64 +10
Show 7 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:4499 Released 2024-07-11 · Red Hat rating Moderateruby security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) ruby-2.5.9-112.module+el8.10.0+22021+135c76a8.aarch64::ruby:2.5, ruby-2.5.9-112.module+el8.10.0+22021+135c76a8.i686::ruby:2.5, ruby-2.5.9-112.module+el8.10.0+22021+135c76a8.ppc64le::ruby:2.5 +47
- RHSA-2024:3838 Released 2024-06-11 · Red Hat rating Moderateruby security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ruby-3.0.7-162.el9_4, ruby-default-gems-3.0.7-162.el9_4, ruby-devel-3.0.7-162.el9_4 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) ruby-doc-3.0.7-162.el9_4
- RHSA-2024:3671 Released 2024-06-06 · Red Hat rating Moderateruby:3.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ruby-3.3.1-2.module+el9.4.0+21859+16f07581.aarch64::ruby:3.3, ruby-3.3.1-2.module+el9.4.0+21859+16f07581.i686::ruby:3.3, ruby-3.3.1-2.module+el9.4.0+21859+16f07581.ppc64le::ruby:3.3 +47
- RHSA-2024:3670 Released 2024-06-06 · Red Hat rating Moderateruby:3.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) ruby-3.3.1-2.module+el8.10.0+21860+47fbda2a.aarch64::ruby:3.3, ruby-3.3.1-2.module+el8.10.0+21860+47fbda2a.i686::ruby:3.3, ruby-3.3.1-2.module+el8.10.0+21860+47fbda2a.ppc64le::ruby:3.3 +47
- RHSA-2024:3668 Released 2024-06-06 · Red Hat rating Moderateruby:3.1 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ruby-3.1.5-144.module+el9.4.0+21780+79b7bdb5.aarch64::ruby:3.1, ruby-3.1.5-144.module+el9.4.0+21780+79b7bdb5.i686::ruby:3.1, ruby-3.1.5-144.module+el9.4.0+21780+79b7bdb5.ppc64le::ruby:3.1 +47
- RHSA-2024:3546 Released 2024-06-03 · Red Hat rating Moderateruby:3.1 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) ruby-3.1.5-143.module+el8.10.0+21792+e2f63d26.aarch64::ruby:3.1, ruby-3.1.5-143.module+el8.10.0+21792+e2f63d26.i686::ruby:3.1, ruby-3.1.5-143.module+el8.10.0+21792+e2f63d26.ppc64le::ruby:3.1 +47
- RHSA-2024:3500 Released 2024-05-30 · Red Hat rating Moderateruby:3.0 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) ruby-3.0.7-143.module+el8.10.0+21858+d19f3934.aarch64::ruby:3.0, ruby-3.0.7-143.module+el8.10.0+21858+d19f3934.i686::ruby:3.0, ruby-3.0.7-143.module+el8.10.0+21858+d19f3934.ppc64le::ruby:3.0 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3500, RHSA-2024:3546, RHSA-2024:3670, RHSA-2024:4499 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3668, RHSA-2024:3671, RHSA-2024:3838 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3838 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7305, RHSA-2026:7307, RHSA-2026:8838 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63cq-cj6g-qfr2
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-27282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-27282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63cq-cj6g-qfr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-27282 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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