CVE-2026-54904concurrent-ruby is a modern concurrency tools for Ruby.
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concurrent-ruby is a modern concurrency tools for Ruby. Prior to 1.3.7, Concurrent::AtomicReference#update can enter a permanent busy retry loop when the current value is Float::NAN. The issue is caused by the interaction between AtomicReference#update, which retries until compare_and_set(old_value, new_value) succeeds; Numeric compare_and_set, which checks old == old_value before attempting the underlying atomic swap.; and Ruby NaN semantics, where Float::NAN == Float::NAN is always false. As a result, once an AtomicReference contains Float::NAN, calling #update repeatedly evaluates the caller's block and never returns. In services that store externally derived numeric values in an AtomicReference, this can cause CPU exhaustion or permanent request/job hangs. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.7.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-835
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
rubyconcurrency concurrent_ruby rubyconcurrency:concurrent_ruby | before 1.3.7 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/ruby-concurrency/concurrent-ruby/commit/6e37e0644b83b182971dc540d2e4bee38df61386
- https://github.com/ruby-concurrency/concurrent-ruby/releases/tag/v1.3.7
- https://github.com/ruby-concurrency/concurrent-ruby/security/advisories/GHSA-h8w8-99g7-qmvjexploit, third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/concurrent-ruby/CVE-2026-54904.yml
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