A libhtml-stripscripts-perl security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 11 to address a regular expression denial of service due to catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with specially crafted style attributes.

DSA 5339-1: libhtml-stripscripts-perl security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5339-1 security@debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
February 05, 2023   https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libhtml-stripscripts-perl
CVE ID : CVE-2023-24038
Debian Bug : 1029400

Ikeda Soji reported that libhtml-stripscripts-perl, a Perl module for
removing scripts from HTML, is prone to a regular expression denial of
service, due to catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with
specially crafted style attributes.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.06-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libhtml-stripscripts-perl packages.

For the detailed security status of libhtml-stripscripts-perl please
refer to its security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libhtml-stripscripts-perl

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://www.debian.org/security/