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Debian: Security Advisory for ruby-kramdown (DSA-4890-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ruby-kramdown' package(s) announced via the DSA-4890-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Stan Hu discovered that kramdown, a pure Ruby Markdown parser and converter, performed insufficient namespace validation of Rouge syntax highlighting formatters.
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 the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.17.0-1+deb10u2. We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-kramdown packages.