GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems

GHSA-g857-hhfv-j68w Buffer Overflow in Zlib::GzipReader ungetc via large input leads to memory corruption

MEDIUM Published 2026-04-16 Modified 2026-06-10 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-27820
Ecosystem
RubyGems
Packages
zlib
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-120
Reviewed
2026-04-16

Affected packages

• RubyGems zlib: >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.3 → fixed in 3.2.3 • RubyGems zlib: >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.2 → fixed in 3.1.2 • RubyGems zlib: < 3.0.1 → fixed in 3.0.1

Description

Details A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in `Zlib::GzipReader`. The `zstream_buffer_ungets` function prepends caller-provided bytes ahead of previously produced output but fails to guarantee the backing Ruby string has enough capacity before the memmove shifts the existing data. This can lead to memory corruption when the buffer length exceeds capacity. Recommended action We recommend to update the `zlib` gem to version 3.2.3 or later. In order to ensure compatibility with bundled version in older Ruby series, you may update as follows instead: • For Ruby 3.2 users: Update to zlib 3.0.1 • For Ruby 3.3 users: Update to zlib 3.1.2 You can use gem update zlib to update it. If you are using bundler, please add `gem "zlib", ">= 3.2.3"` to your Gemfile. Affected versions zlib gem 3.2.2 or lower Credits calysteon References • https://hackerone.com/reports/3467067

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-27820 zlib is a Ruby interface for the zlib compression/decompression library. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input weakness

References