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Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4831-1 ruby-redcarpet -- security update

Date Reported:

15 Jan 2021

Affected Packages:

ruby-redcarpet

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 980057.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-26298.

More information:

Johan Smits discovered that ruby-redcarpet, a markdown parser, did not properly validate its input. This would allow an attacker to mount a cross-site scripting attack.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 3.4.0-4+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-redcarpet packages.

For the detailed security status of ruby-redcarpet please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ruby-redcarpet