Ruby: Remote code execution — GLSA 202609-03

A vulnerability has been discovered in Ruby, possibly allowing remote code execution.

Affected packages

dev-lang/ruby on all architectures
Affected versions < 3.3.12
< 3.4.10
< 4.0.6
Unaffected versions >= 3.3.12
>= 3.4.10
>= 4.0.6
dev-ruby/erb on all architectures
Affected versions < 6.0.6
Unaffected versions >= 6.0.6

Background

Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Ruby. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

Remote code execution is possible.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Ruby 3.3 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-3.3.12:3.3"
 

All Ruby 3.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-3.4.10:3.4"
 

All Ruby 4.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ruby-4.0.6:4.0"
 

All ERB users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/erb-6.0.6:6"
 

References

Release date
September 12, 2026

Latest revision
September 12, 2026: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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