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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844876
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4885-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pygments' package(s) announced via the USN-4885-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pygments' package(s) announced via the USN-4885-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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.

Affected Software/OS:
'pygments' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-20270
Debian Security Information: DSA-4889 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922136
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html
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