CVE-2026-54902

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

CVE-2026-54902 is fixed in ruby-oj on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54902, 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
0.0050
42nd percentile

Oj (Optimized JSON) is a JSON parser and Object marshaller packaged as a Ruby gem. Prior to version 3.17.2, is vulnerable to Use-After-Free when in SAJ mode. The Oj::Parser does not protect cached object keys (≥ 35 bytes) from garbage collection, and a Ruby callback that triggers GC inside hash_end can cause the key string to be reclaimed while the C parser still holds a pointer to it. The subsequent access to the freed string VALUE results in a segfault, confirmed by an RIP pointing to address 0x4242 (a canary-style pattern suggesting control over the freed memory's content). 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-2026-54902 Jul 3, 2026
ruby-oj · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.16.3-1+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54902 Jul 3, 2026
ruby-oj · Debian 14 3.17.6-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54902 Jul 3, 2026

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