Malicious code in airbrake_statsd (RubyGems)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (33b27d1d7fb91a387cac29a16667ff6d9c8f8490899cd00aecf7240e76fe9473) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/airbrake_statsd/MAL-2024-6539.json))
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The airbrake_statsd RubyGems package version 0.2.1 has been identified as containing malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a case of a malicious package in the RubyGems ecosystem flagged under MAL-2024-6539 and GHSA-fv55-p25c-f2cg. There is no detailed technical description of the malicious behavior or exploitation vectors available in the provided data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Use of the affected version 0.2.1 of airbrake_statsd may result in execution of malicious code from the package, potentially compromising the security of systems that install and run this package. The exact impact is not detailed in the source data.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently documented. Users should avoid using airbrake_statsd version 0.2.1. If this version is in use, remove it and replace it with a trusted alternative or a version verified to be clean. Monitor official RubyGems advisories for updates or removal notices regarding this package.
Malicious code in airbrake_statsd (RubyGems)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (33b27d1d7fb91a387cac29a16667ff6d9c8f8490899cd00aecf7240e76fe9473) --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/airbrake_statsd/MAL-2024-6539.json))
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The airbrake_statsd RubyGems package version 0.2.1 has been identified as containing malicious code by the OpenSSF malicious packages project. This is a case of a malicious package in the RubyGems ecosystem flagged under MAL-2024-6539 and GHSA-fv55-p25c-f2cg. There is no detailed technical description of the malicious behavior or exploitation vectors available in the provided data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Use of the affected version 0.2.1 of airbrake_statsd may result in execution of malicious code from the package, potentially compromising the security of systems that install and run this package. The exact impact is not detailed in the source data.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently documented. Users should avoid using airbrake_statsd version 0.2.1. If this version is in use, remove it and replace it with a trusted alternative or a version verified to be clean. Monitor official RubyGems advisories for updates or removal notices regarding this package.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2024-6539
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- ["GHSA-fv55-p25c-f2cg"]
- Ecosystems
- ["RubyGems"]
Threat ID: 6a5ba75644ab8fbf7c825ff9
Added to database: 07/18/2026, 16:18:30 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 19:13:39 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 05:53:32 UTC
Views: 25
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