Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby:3.3 security update
Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language. It has features to process text files and to perform system management tasks. Security Fix(es): * resolv: Denial of Service in resolv gem (CVE-2025-24294) * rexml: REXML denial of service (CVE-2025-58767) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby 3.3, specifically a denial of service vulnerability in the resolv gem (CVE-2025-24294) and another denial of service vulnerability in the REXML library (CVE-2025-58767). The advisory covers updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9, providing patched Ruby 3.3 packages. The vulnerabilities are rated as moderate in severity by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory includes references to the CVE pages and detailed update instructions on the Red Hat portal.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause denial of service conditions in applications using the affected Ruby components (resolv gem and REXML). There are no known exploits in the wild. The impact is limited to service disruption rather than code execution or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Ruby 3.3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby:3.3 security update
Description
Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language. It has features to process text files and to perform system management tasks. Security Fix(es): * resolv: Denial of Service in resolv gem (CVE-2025-24294) * rexml: REXML denial of service (CVE-2025-58767) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby 3.3, specifically a denial of service vulnerability in the resolv gem (CVE-2025-24294) and another denial of service vulnerability in the REXML library (CVE-2025-58767). The advisory covers updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9, providing patched Ruby 3.3 packages. The vulnerabilities are rated as moderate in severity by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory includes references to the CVE pages and detailed update instructions on the Red Hat portal.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause denial of service conditions in applications using the affected Ruby components (resolv gem and REXML). There are no known exploits in the wild. The impact is limited to service disruption rather than code execution or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Ruby 3.3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23927
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-26625","CVE-2025-58767"]
Threat ID: 6a3da1d74853345fc1827a9e
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:03 UTC
Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 15:44:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:55 UTC
Views: 44
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