ruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm5: ruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm5 for Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)

ruby2.5 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm5, released July 11, 2025, fixes 4 CVEs in ruby2.5. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. The product is no longer supported.

UrgentUnsupported product

CVEs closed

1 rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

9.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0236

84th percentile

Priority of the 4 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 1
                                High 1
                                Routine 2

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
ruby2.5	Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)	2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm5

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
Urgent	CVE-2024-27280	Ruby: Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents	9.8	0.0236	None reported
High	CVE-2025-24294	ruby2.5: resolv: insufficient checks on the length of a decompressed domain name when processing a DNS packet	7.5	0.0066	None reported
Routine	CVE-2024-35176	rubygem-rexml: CVE-2024-41123, CVE-2024-39908	5.3	0.0206	None reported
Routine	CVE-2024-27282	ruby: Resolves: RHEL-33867 - Fix REXML DoS parsing an XML with many <'s in an attribute value	6.6	0.0066	None reported

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