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SUSE: CVE-2021-26813: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2021-26813: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/03/2021
Created
03/18/2021
Added
03/17/2021
Modified
10/26/2022

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(s)

  • suse-upgrade-python2-markdown2
  • suse-upgrade-python3-markdown2

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