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CVE-2026-54904 (GCVE-0-2026-54904)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-24 15:44 – Updated: 2026-08-05 17:36
VLAI
Title
concurrent-ruby: `AtomicReference#update` livelocks when the stored value is `Float::NAN`
Summary
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.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-25 13:19 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ruby-concurrency concurrent-ruby Affected: < 1.3.7
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