Description
concurrent-ruby is a modern concurrency tools for Ruby. Prior to 1.3.7, Concurrent::ReadWriteLock#release_write_lock does not verify that the calling thread acquired the write lock. Any thread with access to the lock object can release an active write lock held by another thread. A second writer can then enter its critical section while the first writer is still running. Concurrent::ReadWriteLock#release_read_lock also decrements the shared counter even when no read lock is held. Calling it on a fresh lock changes the counter from 0 to -1, after which normal read acquisition raises Concurrent::ResourceLimitError. This is a synchronization correctness issue in the public Concurrent::ReadWriteLock API. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.7.
Published: 2026-06-24
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6wx8-w4f5-wwcr Concurrent Ruby: ReadWriteLock allows wrong-thread write release and stray read-release counter corruption
History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-821
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ruby-concurrency
Ruby-concurrency concurrent-ruby
Vendors & Products Ruby-concurrency
Ruby-concurrency concurrent-ruby

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description concurrent-ruby is a modern concurrency tools for Ruby. Prior to 1.3.7, Concurrent::ReadWriteLock#release_write_lock does not verify that the calling thread acquired the write lock. Any thread with access to the lock object can release an active write lock held by another thread. A second writer can then enter its critical section while the first writer is still running. Concurrent::ReadWriteLock#release_read_lock also decrements the shared counter even when no read lock is held. Calling it on a fresh lock changes the counter from 0 to -1, after which normal read acquisition raises Concurrent::ResourceLimitError. This is a synchronization correctness issue in the public Concurrent::ReadWriteLock API. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.7.
Title concurrent-ruby: ReadWriteLock allows wrong-thread write release and stray read-release counter corruption
Weaknesses CWE-414
CWE-667
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Ruby-concurrency Concurrent-ruby
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-24T17:57:07.650Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T13:49:33.556Z

Link: CVE-2026-54906

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-24T17:57:02.851Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-06-24T15:46:01Z

Links: CVE-2026-54906 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T04:15:11Z

Weaknesses