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openSUSE: 2021:0451-1 Moderate: Python-Markdown2 DoS and XSS Fix

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Calendar Grey March 19, 2021
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Timely openSUSE Security Patch for python-markdown2 addresses a denial-of-service vulnerability and XSS threats in a comprehensive manner.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available

Description

This update for python-markdown2 fixes the following issues:

Update to 2.4.0 (boo#1181270):

- [pull #377] Fixed bug breaking strings elements in metadata lists

- [pull #380] When rendering fenced code blocks, also add the

language-LANG class

- [pull #387] Regex DoS fixes (CVE-2021-26813, boo#1183171)

- Switch off failing tests (gh#trentm/python-markdown2#388), ignore

failing test suite.

update to 2.3.9:

- [pull #335] Added header support for wiki tables

- [pull #336] Reset _toc when convert is run

- [pull #353] XSS fix

- [pull #350] XSS fix

- Add patch to fix unsanitized input for cross-site scripting (boo#1171379)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-451=1

Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (noarch):

python2-markdown2-2.4.0-bp152.2.4.1

python3-markdown2-2.4.0-bp152.2.4.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-26813.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171379

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181270

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183171

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0451-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 ble.

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