CVE-2026-61846
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Summary: Crass: Deeply nested CSS blocks and functions can trigger a SystemStackError or excessive memory usage
Details: Crass is a Ruby CSS parser that's fully compliant with the CSS Syntax Level 3 specification. Prior to 1.0.7, Crass recursively parses `CSS simple blocks and functions` without a depth guard. An attacker-controlled CSS value containing deeply nested blocks or functions can recurse until Ruby raises `SystemStackError`: stack level too deep, or cause excessive memory usage. Version 1.0.7 adds a configurable depth limit with a conservative default. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.7.
References: https://github.com/rgrove/crass/releases/tag/v1.0.7, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/61xxx/CVE-2026-61846.json, https://github.com/rgrove/crass/security/advisories/GHSA-6jxj-px6v-747w, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61846, https://github.com/rgrove/crass/commit/cf68287356ec6e20d51cfc4a2d0c3912b7334e99
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