ALPINE-CVE-2019-8325 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2019-8325 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

An issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.6 and later through 3.0.2. Since Gem::CommandManager#run calls alert_error without escaping, escape sequence injection is possible. (There are many ways to cause an error.)

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.8	ruby	0, 2.5.2-r0, 2.5.1-r2
Alpine:v3.9	ruby	2.5.3-r1, 1.8.7_p160-r3, 1.8.7_p174-r0
Alpine:v3.7	ruby	2.2.4-r0, 1.9.3, 1.9.3
Alpine:v3.6	ruby	, , *

Timeline

Jun 17, 2019 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-8325 advisory

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