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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.4897.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4897-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pygments' package(s) announced via the USN-4897-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pygments' package(s) announced via the USN-4897-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-4897-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Pygments. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Ben Caller discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing certain
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into parsing a specially
crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pygments to hang or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-27291)

It was discovered that Pygments incorrectly handled parsing certain
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2021-20270)

Affected Software/OS:
'pygments' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04.

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
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-27291
Debian Security Information: DSA-4878 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4878
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GSJRFHALQ7E3UV4FFMFU2YQ6LUDHAI55/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WSLD67LFGXOX2K5YNESSWAS4AGZIJTUQ/
https://gist.github.com/b-c-ds/b1a2cc0c68a35c57188575eb496de5ce
https://github.com/pygments/pygments/commit/2e7e8c4a7b318f4032493773732754e418279a14
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00024.html
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