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Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for python-pygments (EulerOS-SA-2021-1841)
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 Huawei EulerOS 'python-pygments' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2021-1841 advisory.
Insight
Insight
In pygments 1.1+, fixed in 2.7.4, the lexers used to parse programming languages rely heavily on regular expressions. Some of the regular expressions have exponential or cubic worst-case complexity and are vulnerable to ReDoS. By crafting malicious input, an attacker can cause a denial of service.(CVE-2021-27291)
Affected Software
Affected Software
'python-pygments' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP3.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).