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Debian: DSA-4878-1 Urgent: Pygments Denial of Service Addressed

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2021
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Pygments has been patched to tackle security vulnerabilities related to Denial of Service stemming from regex issues. Users are advised to upgrade.
Ben Caller discovered that Pygments, a syntax highlighting package written in Python 3, used regular expressions which could result in denial of service
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Summary

Ben Caller discovered that Pygments, a syntax highlighting package
written in Python 3, used regular expressions which could result in
denial of service.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.3.1+dfsg-1+deb10u2.

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-2021-27291

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