UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-54696
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696
Upstream
Published
2026-06-30T23:17:00Z
Modified
2026-07-06T16:03:14.837170445Z
Severity
  • 3.7 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Ruby JSON is a JSON implementation for Ruby. Versions 2.9.0 through 2.19.8 are vulnerable to heap buffer overflow when the JSON generator is provided with an oversized streamed object. When streaming to an IO JSON.dump(obj, io) and JSON::State#generate(obj, io) can write past the internal JSON generator buffer when a streamed object contains an attacker-controlled string near 16 KB. Exploitation would result in a reliable process crash/denial of service. This issue has been fixed in version 2.19.9.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
ruby-json

Package

Name
ruby-json
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-json?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.0-1
1.8.0-1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-json",
            "binary_version": "1.8.0-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.7.21-2ubuntu4
1.7.22-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "1.7.22-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby-json

Package

Name
ruby-json
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-json?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.3-1build1
1.8.3-1build2
1.8.3-1build4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-json",
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-1build4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*
9.1.13.0-1
9.1.17.0-1~18.04

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "9.1.17.0-1~18.04"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby-json

Package

Name
ruby-json
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-json?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.0+dfsg-1
2.1.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2
2.1.0+dfsg-1ubuntu3
2.1.0+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-json",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0+dfsg-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*
9.1.17.0-3
9.1.17.0-3build5
9.1.17.0-3build6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "9.1.17.0-3build6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby-json

Package

Name
ruby-json
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-json?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.0+dfsg-2
2.3.0+dfsg-1
2.3.0+dfsg-1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-json",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0+dfsg-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
ruby-json

Package

Name
ruby-json
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-json?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.3.0+dfsg-1build1
2.5.1+dfsg-2
2.5.1+dfsg-2build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-json",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1+dfsg-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby3.0

Package

Name
ruby3.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby3.0?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.2-5ubuntu1
3.0.2-7
3.0.2-7ubuntu2
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.1
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.2
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.3
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.4
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.5
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.6
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.7
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.8
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.10
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.11
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.12
3.0.2-7ubuntu2.13

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-7ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-7ubuntu2.13"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*
9.3.9.0+ds-1
9.4.5.0+ds-1
9.4.5.0+ds-1ubuntu1
9.4.6.0+ds-1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "9.4.6.0+ds-1ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby-json

Package

Name
ruby-json
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-json?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.6.3+dfsg-1build2
2.6.3+dfsg-1build3
2.6.3+dfsg-1build4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-json",
            "binary_version": "2.6.3+dfsg-1build4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby3.2

Package

Name
ruby3.2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby3.2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.2.3-1
3.2.3-1build2
3.2.3-1build3
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.3
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.5
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.6
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.7
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.8

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby3.2",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby3.2",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.8"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*
9.4.8.0+ds-2ubuntu1
9.4.8.0+ds-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "9.4.8.0+ds-3ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby-json

Package

Name
ruby-json
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-json?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.9.1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-json",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby3.3

Package

Name
ruby3.3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby3.3?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.3.7-1ubuntu2
3.3.8-2ubuntu1
3.3.8-2ubuntu2
3.3.8-2ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby3.3",
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-2ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby3.3",
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-2ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*
9.4.8.0+ds-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "9.4.8.0+ds-3ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby-json

Package

Name
ruby-json
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-json?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.9.1+dfsg-1
2.15.2+dfsg-1
2.18.1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-json",
            "binary_version": "2.18.1+dfsg-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
ruby3.3

Package

Name
ruby3.3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby3.3?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.3.8-2ubuntu2
3.3.8-2ubuntu3
3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby3.3",
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby3.3",
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.5.6-5ubuntu1
1.5.6-6
1.5.6-7
1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jruby",
            "binary_version": "1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
ruby2.3

Package

Name
ruby2.3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.3.0-1
2.3.0-2
2.3.0-4ubuntu2
2.3.0-4ubuntu3
2.3.0-5ubuntu1
2.3.1-2~16.04
2.3.1-2~16.04.2
2.3.1-2~16.04.4
2.3.1-2~16.04.5
2.3.1-2~16.04.6
2.3.1-2~16.04.7
2.3.1-2~16.04.9
2.3.1-2~16.04.10
2.3.1-2~16.04.11
2.3.1-2~16.04.12
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.13
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.15
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm1
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm2
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm3
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm4
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm5
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm6
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm7
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm8
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm9
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm10
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm11
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm12
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm14

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby2.3",
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3",
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm14"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-tcltk",
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm14"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
ruby2.5

Package

Name
ruby2.5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.5.0~preview1-1ubuntu2
2.5.0-4ubuntu1
2.5.0-4ubuntu4
2.5.0-5ubuntu1
2.5.0-6ubuntu1
2.5.1-1ubuntu1
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.4
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.5
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.7
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.8
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.9
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.10
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.11
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.12
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.13
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.14
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.15
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm1
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm3
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm4
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm5
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm6
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm7
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm8

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby2.5",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.5",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm8"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
ruby2.7

Package

Name
ruby2.7
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.7?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.7.0-1
2.7.0-2
2.7.0-3
2.7.0-4
2.7.0-4ubuntu1
2.7.0-5ubuntu1
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.2
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.3
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.4
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.5
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.6
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.7
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.8
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.9
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.10
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.11
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.12
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.13
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.14
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.15
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.16
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.17
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm1
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm3
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm4
2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libruby2.7",
            "binary_version": "2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.7",
            "binary_version": "2.7.0-5ubuntu1.18+esm5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54696.json"