CVE-2025-27220 Affecting ruby3.0 package, versions <3.0.2-7ubuntu2.10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-RUBY30-9212729
  • published7 Apr 2025
  • disclosed4 Mar 2025

Introduced: 4 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-27220  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 ruby3.0 to version 3.0.2-7ubuntu2.10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby3.0 package and not the ruby3.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 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