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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42256
Vulnerability in jruby (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42256)
Summary
vulnerability in jruby (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42256). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42256** has been found in jruby.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade jruby to **3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "jruby UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42256" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42256 (jruby) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: `3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in jruby.
📍 Affected scope
jruby — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'jruby' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'jruby' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `jruby` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade jruby to 3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1ステージング環境で 3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
ruby2.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
ruby2.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
ruby2.7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
ruby3.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
ruby3.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
ruby3.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04
ruby3.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
ruby3.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.8-2ubuntu3.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8478-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-42256
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42256
- report https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/158d0b505074397cdb5ceb58935e42dd2bcfa612
- report https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/808001bc45c06f7297a7e96d341279e041a7f7f4
- report https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/99f59eab6064955a23debd95410263ad144df758
- report https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.4.24
- report https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.5.14
- report https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.6.4
- report https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-87pf-fpwv-p7m7