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pg_result_init

GHSA-wq5q-x686-23m4

Malicious code in pg_result_init (RubyGems)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 2.0.9`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (007d07edb120233aab0539e4646e8b634d2a95e2df9e6179bb9b2b6eb90f5a97)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'pg_result_init' @ 2.0.9 (rubygems) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/pg_result_init/MAL-2025-191667.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/pg_result_init/MAL-2025-191667.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq5q-x686-23m4

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 2.0.9

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.