vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2021-26813: python-markdown2 -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 3, 2021
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

markdown2 >=1.0.1.18, fixed in 2.4.0, is affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability. If an attacker provides a malicious string, it can make markdown2 processing difficult or delayed for an extended period of time.

Solution

debian-upgrade-python-markdown2
Title
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