Ubuntu alert USN-6424-1 (ruby-kramdown)

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Evan Caville <evan.caville@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-6424-1] kramdown vulnerability
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Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:30:51 +1000
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6424-1
October 10, 2023

ruby-kramdown vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

kramdown could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received specially
crafted input.

Software Description:
- ruby-kramdown: Fast, pure-Ruby Markdown-superset converter - ruby library

Details:

It was discovered that kramdown did not restrict Rouge formatters to the
correct namespace. An attacker could use this issue to cause kramdown to
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   ruby-kramdown                   1.17.0-4ubuntu0.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6424-1
   CVE-2021-28834

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-kramdown/1.17.0...