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SUSE: 2021:1500-1 Important: python-Pygments DoS Issue Fixed

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2021
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SUSE Security Patch for python-Pygments addresses severe DoS vulnerability. Significant update released for impacted editions.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for python-Pygments fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-20270: Fixed an infinite loop in SML lexer which may lead to DoS (bsc#1183169) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2021-1500=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2021-1500=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP3-2021-1500=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2:

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security advisory important Denial of Service SUSE Linux python pygments

References

#1183169

Cross- CVE-2021-20270

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-20270 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2021-20270 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20270.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183169

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1500-1
Rating: important

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