Packages
- pygments - Generic syntax highlighter
Details
Ben Caller discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing certain
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into parsing a specially
crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pygments to hang or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Ben Caller discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing certain
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into parsing a specially
crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pygments to hang or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.10 groovy | python3-pygments – 2.3.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.2 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | python-pygments – 2.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 | ||
| python3-pygments – 2.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | python-pygments – 2.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | ||
| python3-pygments – 2.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | python-pygments – 2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | ||
| python3-pygments – 2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | |||
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