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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202401-14 ] RedCloth: ReDoS Vulnerability

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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202401-14
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    Severity: Low
    Title: RedCloth: ReDoS Vulnerability
    Date: January 10, 2024
    Bugs: #908035
    ID: 202401-14

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    Synopsis
    ========

    A denial of service vulnerability has been found in RedCloth.

    Background
    ==========

    RedCloth is a module for using Textile in Ruby

    Affected packages
    =================

    Package Vulnerable Unaffected
    ----------------- ------------ ------------
    dev-ruby/redcloth < 4.3.2-r5 >= 4.3.2-r5

    Description
    ===========

    A vulnerability has been discovered in RedCloth. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    RedCloth is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service
    ("ReDoS") attack via the sanitize_html function.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All RedCloth users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/redcloth-4.3.2-r5"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2023-31606
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31606

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-14

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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