Ubuntu alert USN-7128-1 (pygments)

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Hlib Korzhynskyy <hlib.korzhynskyy@canonical.com>
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[USN-7128-1] Pygments vulnerability
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Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:28:14 -0330
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7128-1
November 26, 2024

pygments vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Pygments could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- pygments: Generic syntax highlighter

Details:

Sebastian Chnelik discovered that Pygments had an inefficient regex query
for analyzing certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-pygments                2.11.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7128-1
   CVE-2022-40896

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pygments/2.11.2+dfsg...




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