A highlight.js security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 Extended LTS to address an issue that might result in strange behavior or crashes of applications that do not correctly handle unknown properties.
ELA-341-1 highlight.js security update
Package highlight.js
ELA-341-1 highlight.js security update
Version 8.2+ds-4+deb8u1
Related CVEs CVE-2020-26237
An issue has been found in highlight.js, a JavaScript library for syntax highlighting. If a website or application renders user provided data it might be affected by a Prototype Pollution. This might result in strange behavior or crashes of applications that do not correctly handle unknown properties.
For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 8.2+ds-4+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your highlight.js packages.
Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/
