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Debian DSA-4870-1 : pygments - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 147793

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that Pygments, a syntax highlighting package written in Python, could be forced into an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the pygments packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.1+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/pygments

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/pygments

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4870

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 147793

File Name: debian_DSA-4870.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/15/2021

Updated: 3/29/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20270

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pygments, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20270

DSA: 4870