A Pygments security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 20.10.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4885-1
March 22, 2021
pygments vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
pygments could be made to hang if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- pygments: Generic syntax highlighter
Details:
It was discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing SML files. If a
user or automated system were tricked into parsing a specially crafted SML
file, a remote attacker could cause Pygments to hang, resulting in a denial
of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
python3-pygments 2.3.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python-pygments 2.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
python3-pygments 2.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
python-pygments 2.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
python3-pygments 2.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
python-pygments 2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
python3-pygments 2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4885-1
CVE-2021-20270
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pygments/2.3.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pygments/2.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pygments/2.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pygments/2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
