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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704870
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4870-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pygments' package(s) announced via the DSA-4870-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pygments' package(s) announced via the DSA-4870-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Pygments, a syntax highlighting package written in Python, could be forced into an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.1+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pygments packages.

For the detailed security status of pygments please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'pygments' package(s) on Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-20270
Debian Security Information: DSA-4889 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922136
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html
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