CVE-2026-54898

ruby-oj: Oj (Optimized JSON) is a JSON parser and Object marshaller packaged as a Ruby gem

CVE-2026-54898 is fixed in ruby-oj on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54898, released July 3, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
10th percentile

Oj (Optimized JSON) is a JSON parser and Object marshaller packaged as a Ruby gem. In versions prior to 3.17.2,Oj::Parser#parse is vulnerable to a heap use-after-free when a SAJ/SAJ2 callback mutates the input JSON string during parsing. The C engine holds a raw const byte * pointer into the Ruby string's internal buffer. If a callback (e.g. hash_start) resizes the string — for example by calling String#replace with a longer value — Ruby reallocates the string buffer and frees the old one. The C parser's pointer is left dangling; the next character read at parser.c:607 is a use-after-free. This issue has been fixed in version 3.17.2.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
ruby-oj · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 3.14.2-1+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54898 Jul 3, 2026
ruby-oj · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.16.3-1+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54898 Jul 3, 2026
ruby-oj · Debian 14 3.17.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54898 Jul 3, 2026

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