ALSA-2026:96067: Moderate: ruby security update

Published Nov 9, 2026
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Updated

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):

ruby: double free issue in regular expression parser (CVE-2026-89078) ruby: integer overflow issue in regular expression compiler (CVE-2026-93577) ruby: integer overflow issue in CI/CD regular expression compiler (CVE-2026-97229) ruby: integer overflow issue in regular expression compiler (CVE-2026-110264)

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.

Affected Software

22 affected componentsFixes available
almalinux/ruby<3.0.7-170.el9_8
3.0.7-170.el9_8
almalinux/ruby-default-gems<3.0.7-170.el9_8
3.0.7-170.el9_8
almalinux/ruby-devel<3.0.7-170.el9_8
3.0.7-170.el9_8
almalinux/ruby-doc<3.0.7-170.el9_8
3.0.7-170.el9_8
almalinux/ruby-libs<3.0.7-170.el9_8
3.0.7-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-bigdecimal<3.0.0-170.el9_8
3.0.0-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-bundler<2.2.33-170.el9_8
2.2.33-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-io-console<0.5.7-170.el9_8
0.5.7-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-irb<1.3.5-170.el9_8
1.3.5-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-json<2.5.1-170.el9_8
2.5.1-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-minitest<5.14.2-170.el9_8
5.14.2-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-power_assert<1.2.1-170.el9_8
1.2.1-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-psych<3.3.2-170.el9_8
3.3.2-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-rake<13.0.3-170.el9_8
13.0.3-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-rbs<1.4.0-170.el9_8
1.4.0-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-rdoc<6.3.4.1-170.el9_8
6.3.4.1-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-rexml<3.2.5-170.el9_8
3.2.5-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-rss<0.2.9-170.el9_8
0.2.9-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-test-unit<3.3.7-170.el9_8
3.3.7-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygem-typeprof<0.15.2-170.el9_8
0.15.2-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygems<3.2.33-170.el9_8
3.2.33-170.el9_8
almalinux/rubygems-devel<3.2.33-170.el9_8
3.2.33-170.el9_8

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/ruby to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.7-170.el9_8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/ruby-default-gems to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.7-170.el9_8
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/ruby-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.7-170.el9_8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/ruby-doc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.7-170.el9_8
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/ruby-libs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.7-170.el9_8
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-bigdecimal to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.0-170.el9_8
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-bundler to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.2.33-170.el9_8
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-io-console to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.5.7-170.el9_8
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-irb to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.3.5-170.el9_8
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-json to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.5.1-170.el9_8
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-minitest to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.14.2-170.el9_8
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-power_assert to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.2.1-170.el9_8
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-psych to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.3.2-170.el9_8
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-rake to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.0.3-170.el9_8
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-rbs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.4.0-170.el9_8
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-rdoc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.3.4.1-170.el9_8
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-rexml to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.2.5-170.el9_8
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-rss to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.2.9-170.el9_8
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-test-unit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.3.7-170.el9_8
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygem-typeprof to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.15.2-170.el9_8
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygems to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.2.33-170.el9_8
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade almalinux/rubygems-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.2.33-170.el9_8

Event History

Nov 9, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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