CVE-2025-27220 Affecting ruby2.5-stdlib package, versions <2.5.9-150000.4.41.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-RUBY25STDLIB-9804533
  • published25 Apr 2025
  • disclosed24 Apr 2025

Introduced: 24 Apr 2025

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How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 ruby2.5-stdlib to version 2.5.9-150000.4.41.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby2.5-stdlib package and not the ruby2.5-stdlib package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 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