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Malicious package

chalk-hensonRubyGems

Advisory published Updated

chalk-henson is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2025-192898) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.3.7). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in chalk-henson (RubyGems)

MAL-2025-192898
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall chalk-henson

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.3.7

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b3620d1b7479ed2a4ebf84da50387682ce8c9c138ffb2e835c3cd309c390f5bc

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chalk-henson (version 0.3.7).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove chalk-henson from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If chalk-henson was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. chalk-henson on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.3.7 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06605

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks chalk-henson-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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chalk-henson (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2025-192898 | O3 Security