CVE-2026-54906CWE-414CWE-667

concurrent-ruby: ReadWriteLock allows wrong-thread write release and stray read-release counter corruption

Low · published June 24, 2026

CVSS v4.0
2.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
2.1 · LOW
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
EPSS
0.00252 · 16.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-414 · Missing Lock Check; CWE-667 · Improper Locking
Published
2026-06-24T15:46Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUN 15:46Z
    concurrent-ruby: ReadWriteLock allows wrong-thread write release and stray read-release counter corruption
    cvelistv5