vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-6358-1 (CVE-2023-31606): RedCloth vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jun 6, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jun 6, 2023
Added
Sep 18, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue was discovered in the sanitize_html function of redcloth gem v4.0.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted payload.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-ruby-redclothubuntu-upgrade-ruby-redcloth
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