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Debian: DSA-4870-1 Critical Advisory For Pygments Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey March 12, 2021
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Debian has released a security patch for Pygments that mitigates a denial of service vulnerability, urging users to update to version 2.3.1 promptly.
It was discovered that Pygments, a syntax highlighting package written in Python, could be forced into an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service

Summary

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

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

We recommend that you upgrade your pygments packages.

For the detailed security status of pygments please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/pygments

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: pygments
CVE ID: CVE-2021-20270

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