CVE-2025-27220 Affecting rubygem-pg-doc package, versions <0:1.3.2-1.module+el8.7.0+20780+b11ff321


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-RUBYGEMPGDOC-9789325
  • published23 Apr 2025
  • disclosed4 Mar 2025

Introduced: 4 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-27220  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 rubygem-pg-doc to version 0:1.3.2-1.module+el8.7.0+20780+b11ff321 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-4063.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-pg-doc package and not the rubygem-pg-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the CGI gem before 0.4.2 for Ruby, a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the Util#escapeElement method.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1