Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby security update
This advisory addresses multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in Ruby components, specifically in the resolv gem (CVE-2025-24294) and the REXML library (CVE-2025-58767). The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition. Red Hat has issued an update for Ruby in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to address these issues. The update is rated with a moderate security impact. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. The vulnerabilities affect Ruby packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related builder and extended support variants.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2025:23141) for Ruby in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, addressing denial of service vulnerabilities in the resolv gem (CVE-2025-24294) and the REXML library (CVE-2025-58767). These vulnerabilities could cause denial of service conditions when processing certain inputs. The advisory includes updated Ruby packages to remediate these issues. The security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. No CVSS base scores are provided in the advisory or CVE records. The advisory covers multiple architectures and extended support versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The vendor provides official updates and instructions for applying the patches.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow denial of service attacks via the resolv gem and REXML library in Ruby, potentially causing application or system unavailability. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerabilities affect Ruby components used for text processing and system management tasks within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Ruby packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants that address these denial of service vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official Red Hat update as described in the advisory RHSA-2025:23141 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby security update
Description
This advisory addresses multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in Ruby components, specifically in the resolv gem (CVE-2025-24294) and the REXML library (CVE-2025-58767). The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition. Red Hat has issued an update for Ruby in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to address these issues. The update is rated with a moderate security impact. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. The vulnerabilities affect Ruby packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related builder and extended support variants.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2025:23141) for Ruby in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, addressing denial of service vulnerabilities in the resolv gem (CVE-2025-24294) and the REXML library (CVE-2025-58767). These vulnerabilities could cause denial of service conditions when processing certain inputs. The advisory includes updated Ruby packages to remediate these issues. The security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. No CVSS base scores are provided in the advisory or CVE records. The advisory covers multiple architectures and extended support versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The vendor provides official updates and instructions for applying the patches.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow denial of service attacks via the resolv gem and REXML library in Ruby, potentially causing application or system unavailability. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerabilities affect Ruby components used for text processing and system management tasks within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Ruby packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants that address these denial of service vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official Red Hat update as described in the advisory RHSA-2025:23141 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23141
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-58767","CVE-2025-61594"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1d94853345fc1828610
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:05 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:18:32 UTC
Last updated: 06/27/2026, 21:51:10 UTC
Views: 2
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