Description
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | RubyGems | Versions before 2.6.13 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rubygems | 3.2.0~rc.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | rubygems | 3.2.0~rc.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | rubygems | 3.2.0~rc.1-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | ruby2.3 | 2.3.3-1+deb9u1 | DSA-3966-1 |
| Debian 8 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.5-2+deb8u4 | DLA-1421-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | ruby1.9.1 | 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u6 | DLA-1114-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | jruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | jruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | jruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | jruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ruby2.3 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.6 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | ruby1.9.1 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5 | USN-3439-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | jruby | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | ruby +5 | 2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 7 | rubygem-bigdecimal | 1.2.0-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 7 | rubygem-io-console | 0.4.2-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 7 | rubygem-json | 1.7.7-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 7 | rubygem-minitest | 4.3.2-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 7 | rubygem-psych | 2.0.0-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 7 | rubygem-rake | 0.9.6-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 7 | rubygem-rdoc | 4.0.0-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 7 | rubygems +1 | 2.0.14.1-33.el7_4 | RHSA-2018:0378 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-ruby +5 | 2.2.9-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-bigdecimal | 1.2.6-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-io-console | 0.4.3-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-json | 1.8.1.1-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-minitest | 5.4.3-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-power_assert | 0.2.2-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-psych | 2.0.8.1-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-rake | 10.4.2-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-rdoc | 4.2.0-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygem-test-unit | 3.0.8-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby22-rubygems +1 | 2.4.5.4-19.el6 | RHSA-2018:0583 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-ruby +5 | 2.3.6-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-bigdecimal | 1.2.8-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-did_you_mean | 1.0.0-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-io-console | 0.4.5-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-json | 1.8.3.1-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-minitest | 5.8.5-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-net-telnet | 0.1.1-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-power_assert | 0.2.6-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-psych | 2.1.0.1-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-rake | 10.4.2-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-rdoc | 4.2.1-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-test-unit | 3.1.5-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby23-rubygems +1 | 2.5.2.2-67.el6 | RHSA-2018:0585 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-ruby +4 | 2.4.2-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-bigdecimal | 1.3.0-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-did_you_mean | 1.1.0-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-io-console | 0.4.6-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-json | 2.0.4-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-minitest | 5.10.1-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-net-telnet | 0.1.1-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-openssl | 2.0.5-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-power_assert | 0.4.1-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-psych | 2.2.2-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-rake | 12.0.0-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-rdoc | 5.0.0-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-test-unit | 3.2.3-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygem-xmlrpc | 0.2.1-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
| RHEL 3 | rh-ruby24-rubygems +1 | 2.6.14-86.el6 | RHSA-2017:3485 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | yast2-ruby-bindings | 3.1.53-9.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | yast2-ruby-bindings | 3.1.53-9.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | yast2-ruby-bindings | 3.1.53-9.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | ruby2.1 | 2.1.9-19.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.8 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.7 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.6 | ruby | 2.4.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.6 | ruby2.2 | 2.2.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.5 | ruby | 2.3.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.5 | ruby2.2 | 2.2.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.4 | ruby | 2.3.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.3 | ruby | 2.2.8-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | rubygems-update | < 2.6.13 | 2.6.13 | GHSA-7gcp-2gmq-w3xh |
Advisories 10
- RHSA-2018:0585 Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-ruby23-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2018:0583 Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-ruby22-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2018:0378 Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2017:3485 Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-ruby24-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1421 Ruby: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 7, 2026
- USN-3439-1 ruby1.9.1 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- DSA-3966-1 ruby2.3 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1114-1 ruby1.9.1 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1421-1 ruby2.1 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1 Security update for ruby2.1 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- RHSA-2018:0585 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3966 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:0378 vendor-advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/226335
- 1039249 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/1bcbc7fe637b03145401ec9c094066285934a7f1
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ef0aa611effb5f54d40c7fba6e8235eb43c5a491
- RHSA-2017:3485 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180714 [SECURITY] [DLA 1421-1] ruby2.1 security update mailing-list
- RHSA-2018:0583 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201710-01 vendor-advisory
- 100576 vdb-entry
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html