# CVE-2026-54902: Oj: Use-After-Free in Oj::Parser SAJ Long Key Callback

- Also known as: GHSA-M578-W5VF-RFCM
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.17.2, 3.17.3
- Published: 2026-06-30 · Updated: 2026-07-01

## Affected

- ohler55 oj: fixed in 3.17.2
- oj (RubyGems): fixed in 3.17.3

## Description

Oj (Optimized JSON) is a JSON parser and Object marshaller packaged as a Ruby gem. Prior to version 3.17.2, is vulnerable to Use-After-Free when in SAJ mode. The Oj::Parser does not protect cached object keys (≥ 35 bytes) from garbage collection, and a Ruby callback that triggers GC inside hash_end can cause the key string to be reclaimed while the C parser still holds a pointer to it. The subsequent access to the freed string VALUE results in a segfault, confirmed by an RIP pointing to address 0x4242 (a canary-style pattern suggesting control over the freed memory's content). This issue has been fixed in version 3.17.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ohler55 oj, oj, upgrade to a fixed version (3.17.2, 3.17.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ohler55/oj/security/advisories/GHSA-m578-w5vf-rfcm

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