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Red Hat: CVE-2025-27220: CGI: ReDoS in CGI::Util#escapeElement (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2025-27220: CGI: ReDoS in CGI::Util#escapeElement (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/04/2025
Created
04/25/2025
Added
04/24/2025
Modified
05/07/2025

Description

In the CGI gem before 0.4.2 for Ruby, a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the Util#escapeElement method.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-ruby
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-bundled-gems
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-bundled-gems-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-default-gems
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-ruby-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-abrt
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-abrt-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-bigdecimal
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-bigdecimal-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-bundler
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-io-console
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-io-console-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-irb
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-json
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-json-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-minitest
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-mysql2
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-mysql2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-mysql2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-mysql2-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-pg
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-pg-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-pg-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-pg-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-power_assert
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-psych
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-psych-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-rake
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-rbs
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-rbs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-rdoc
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-rexml
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-rss
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-test-unit
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygem-typeprof
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygems
  • redhat-upgrade-rubygems-devel

References

  • CVE-2025-27220
  • RHSA-2025:4063
  • RHSA-2025:4487
  • RHSA-2025:4488

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