Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the Prism parser component of mruby 4.0.0. An attacker can provide a specially crafted Ruby source file that triggers the parser to pass a NULL pointer to nonnull string handling functions, resulting in undefined behavior and application crash.
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 | mruby | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | mruby | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | mruby | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | mruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | mruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | mruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | mruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | mruby | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | mruby | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | mruby | No fix yet | — |