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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for ruby-kramdown (DLA-2316-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby-kramdown' package(s) announced via the DLA-2316-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
ruby-kramdown processes the template option inside Kramdown documents by default, which allows unintended read access (such as template='/etc/passwd') or unintended embedded Ruby code execution (such as a string that begins with template='string://<%= `). NOTE: kramdown is used in Jekyll, GitLab Pages, GitHub Pages, and Thredded Forum.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'ruby-kramdown' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.12.0-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-kramdown packages.