Description
concurrent-ruby is a modern concurrency tools for Ruby. Prior to 1.3.7, Concurrent::AtomicReference#update can enter a permanent busy retry loop when the current value is Float::NAN. The issue is caused by the interaction between AtomicReference#update, which retries until compare_and_set(old_value, new_value) succeeds; Numeric compare_and_set, which checks old == old_value before attempting the underlying atomic swap.; and Ruby NaN semantics, where Float::NAN == Float::NAN is always false. As a result, once an AtomicReference contains Float::NAN, calling #update repeatedly evaluates the caller's block and never returns. In services that store externally derived numeric values in an AtomicReference, this can cause CPU exhaustion or permanent request/job hangs. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.7.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby-concurrency | concurrent-ruby | < 1.3.7 | — |
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 | ruby-concurrent | 1.3.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ruby-concurrent | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | cinc-auditor | 7.1.7-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kube-fluentd-operator | 1.18.2-r71 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | logstash-9.3 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Wolfi rolling | logstash-9.4 +1 | 9.4.6-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ruby3.2-fluentd-kubernetes-daemonset-1.19-kinesis | 1.19.2.1.1-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ruby3.2-kube-logging-operator-fluentd-outputs +1 | 6.7.0-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ruby3.2-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ruby3.3-fluentd-kubernetes-daemonset-1.19-kinesis +2 | 1.19.3.1.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ruby3.4-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r7 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | concurrent-ruby | < 1.3.7 | 1.3.7 | GHSA-h8w8-99g7-qmvj |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2408 HCL BigFix: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 19, 2026
References
- https://github.com/ruby-concurrency/concurrent-ruby/security/advisories/GHSA-h8w8-99g7-qmvj
- https://github.com/ruby-concurrency/concurrent-ruby/commit/6e37e0644b83b182971dc540d2e4bee38df61386
- https://github.com/ruby-concurrency/concurrent-ruby/releases/tag/v1.3.7
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/concurrent-ruby/CVE-2026-54904.yml